IllustrationI AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500. I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE DASH HAVING MULTIPLE SEVERE CRACKS AND BREAKS. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAG DEVELOPMENT IF EVER NEEDED. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLIANT IN THESE VEHICLE'S AND SIMILAR MODELS. HELP IS NEEDED! *TR
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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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 reportsDASHBOARD IS BREAKING UP WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE. *TR
DASHBOARD IS SEVERELY CRACKED AND FALLING APART ON MY 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK WITH OVER 160,000 MILES. PIECES OF THE DASH ARE JAGGED AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. *TR
TYPICAL PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED PLASTIC DASHBOARD ON 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUPS (2) COMBINED WITH FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BOTH SEEM TO BE EPIDEMIC IN PROPORTION, UNFORTUNATELY HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH. DASH IS NOT SAFE WITH CRACKED, JAGGED PLASTIC EDGES WAITING TO IMPALE OR SLICE YOU, ASSUMING THAT FLYING PEICES WOULDNT DO EVE…
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TYPICAL PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED PLASTIC DASHBOARD ON 1999 DODGE RAM PICKUPS (2) COMBINED WITH FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. BOTH SEEM TO BE EPIDEMIC IN PROPORTION, UNFORTUNATELY HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH. DASH IS NOT SAFE WITH CRACKED, JAGGED PLASTIC EDGES WAITING TO IMPALE OR SLICE YOU, ASSUMING THAT FLYING PEICES WOULDNT DO EVEN MORE HARM IF AIRBAG HAD GONE OFF. SAME PROBLEM IN DASH ON TWO PERSONAL VEHICLES, NOW RELUCTANT TO GO ANYWHERE IN ONE THAT WASNT WRECKED BECAUSE AIRBAG PROBABLY WONT WORK IN IT EITHER IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN. I KNOW MINE ISNT THE ONLY ONE, WHOVER HAS CONTROLLING INTEREST OF DODGE THIS MONTH NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. RIDICULOUS TO THINK OF REPLACING DASH FOR $800 - 1200 WITH A PART OF NO BETTER INTEGRITY THAN THE ONE IT ALREADY HAD. MORE RIDICULOUS IS THE FACT THEY KNOW THE AIRBAGS FAILURES ARE AN ISSUE ON THESE TRUCKS FOR YEARS NOW AND HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. IT SHOULDNT BE UP TO THE CUSTOMER TO WORRY ABOUT THESE TWO CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS . I SPENT A MAJORITY OF MY WORKING LIFE IN THE DODGE BUSINESS, HAVE SEEN IT FROM ALL ANGLES, NOW AS THE IRATE AND DISGUTED OWNER OF TWO VEHICLES THAT LEAVE ME WITH NO DESIRE TO OWN/OPERATE. *TR
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. DASHBOARD CRACKED EXTENSIVELY. NEEDS INVESTIGATION. *TR
DASHBOARD IS BADLY CRACKED. *TR
1999 DODGE RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB. DASH HAS 2 HOLES WHERE THE DASH HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN THRU. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CLAIMS ON MESSAGE BOARDS WITH SOME PEOPLE SAYING THAT THE PLASTIC FALLING ON WIRES CAUSED SHORTING OUT ELECTRONICS. *TR
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH A SEVERELY CRACKED DASH AND RECENTLY MY DAUGHTER CUT HER HAND ON IT. HOW THE NTSB CAN SAY THAT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IS NOT A VEHICLE OCCUPANT HAZARD IS BEYOND ME. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FORCE CHRYSLER CORP TO FIX / REPLACE THESE DASH SKINS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT.. *TR
1999 DODGE DASHBOARD CRACKED SITTING IN PARKING LOT ON SUNNY DAY. *TR
DASH CRACKING ON 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 PICK UP. *TR
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.