IllustrationDASHBOARD WAS FALLING APART. PIECES WERE FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DASHBOARD AND COULD NOT BE RECOVERED. SAFETY PROBLEM FROM THE STAND POINT OF IF THERE SHOULD BE AN ACCIDENT THE PIECES COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK
1999 Dodge RAM 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 520.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
190–25K
4725–50K
7250–75K
8075–100K
81100–150K
36150K+
335 reports with mileage · 275 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 240 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
63 crash reports19 fire reports41 injury reports
Structure complaints
240 reportsTHE DASHBOARD IN THE 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS IN IT A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER PERTAINING TO THIS, BUT WAS TOLD, "SORRY, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY". THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS DESPITE PURCHASING A WINDOW SHADE TO SCREEN IT FROM THE SUN. IF THE CRACKS CONTI…
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THE DASHBOARD IN THE 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 STARTED DEVELOPING CRACKS IN IT A FEW YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER PERTAINING TO THIS, BUT WAS TOLD, "SORRY, IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY". THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS DESPITE PURCHASING A WINDOW SHADE TO SCREEN IT FROM THE SUN. IF THE CRACKS CONTINUED, ENTIRE PIECES WILL BEGIN TO FALL SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE DASHBOARD ONTO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AS WELL AS POSSIBLY SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG.*AK
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK-UP. THE DASHBOARD STARTING CRACKING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND NOW THERE ARE SOME BIG PIECES MISSING, AND THE DASHBOARD LOOKS HORRIBLE. *AK
THE DASHBOARD ON THE 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK WAS CRACKED. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS HOUSED UNDERCOVER. THE CRACK APPEARED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. OUR LOCAL NEWS REPORTED HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ,INDICATING THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE DASHBOARD OF THESE VEHICLES.*AK
1999 DODGE RAM / DASHBOARD CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES, ON VERGE OF COLLAPSING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
DASHBOARD ON A DODGE RAM 1500 CRACKED AND CAVED IN. DODGE HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS.IT WAS A HAZARD BECAUSE OF EXPOSED WIRING.*AK
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 HAS SEVERAL CRACKS WITH AT LEAST ONE PIECE READY OF FALLING OFF. *AK
1999 DODGE RAM 1500, SECOND DASH BOARD THAT IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. FIRST DASHBOARD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DAYS BEFORE IT EXPIRED!! NEW DASHBOARD WAS COVERED WITH DASHBOARD RUG TO PREVENT SUN DAMAGE AS SUGGESTED BY DEALER. NO GOOD, IT WAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AGAIN. *AK
1999 DODGE RAM 1500, PURCHASED IT NEW. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND HAS ON 5-8-07 BROKEN INTO ITSELF. NO SORT OF ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *AK
BROKEN AND CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.