There are 6 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2017 Ram 2500in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I was entering an intersection on a green light when a car from the cross street entered from the right running a red light. I hit them at approximately 35-40 mph in the driver side doors. My airbags failed to deploy. The cab on my truck was shifted more than 2 inches off the frame and was a total loss since the original repair estimate was more than $43,000. The reporting firemen and paramedics and the repair shop all could not believe that the air bags did not deploy. My passenger and I are still suffering from injuries sustained in the accident, which are likely much worse because of the failure of the airbags to deploy.
The warning light on dash says check airbag system and the red warning light goes on
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND BOTH SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FROM SEATS AND THE CEILING COVERING ALL SIDE WINDOWS FOR NO APPARENT REASON AT ALL.
PASSENGER SITE WILL NOT ALARM (WARN DRIVER) AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO RESTORE THE PASSENGER ALERTING SYSTEM. SEE ALSO ODI 11185016. *DSY *DT *DT *TR *DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR MANUFACTURE'S RECALL OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATED. BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE FOR THE SERVICE, ALL SEATS ALARM WHEN PASSENGER/S FAILED TO BUCKLE THEIR SAFETY RESTRAINTS, AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE NONE OF THE SEAT WARNED DRIVER OF UNBUCKLED PASSENGER. RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED FAULT, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE ALARMING SYSTEM AND I WOULD NOT BE ALERTED OF BUCKLING FAILURES. FURTHER; FIAT CHRYSLER HAS INFORM ME VIA THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO REPAIR PROBLEM WORK ORDER 4230216/1 SEE ALSO ODI 11205409. *DSY *DT *BF *BF CONSUMER PLEASE REMEMBER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WARNING INDICATOR IS TOTALLY DEACTIVATED (DOESN'T WORK). THE PROCEDURE WAS UNEVENTFUL (DID NOT WORK), AS A RETIRED MAINTENANCE MAN I CAN AFFIRM. THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE HAS TO DO WITH CHRYSLER'S LACK OF TRAINED PERSONAL AND TELLING ALL CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE 'DOESN'T HAVE THAT OPTION'.*JB 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SERVICE LIGHT IS ON AND OF SEVERAL TIMES AND SOMETIMES STAY ON FOR THE ALL DAY ITS DOESN'T MATTER IF I TURN OFF THE CAR WHEN I TURN IT ON THE LIGHT STAY ON
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026