2016 Ram 2500 Airbags Problems
8 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Airbags Recalls (3)
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Ram 1500 Classic, 2015-2016 Ram 3500, and Ram 2500 vehicles, and 2016 Ram 3500 Cab Chassis with a gross vehicle weight rating less than 10,000 lbs. The side air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator, or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace as necessary, the SABIC assemblies, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on October 4, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 26, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Y55.
AIR BAGS
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Ram 1500, Ram 2500, and 2014-2016 Ram 3500 vehicles. Certain driving conditions, such as driving off-road or debris striking the vehicle may cause the roll rate sensor to trigger a fault within the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC). If this fault occurs, the rollover side curtain air bag and the seat belt pretensioner will be disabled from deploying.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the ORC software, free of charge. The recall began June 26, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T25.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Ram 3500, Ram 1500, 2016-2020 Ram 2500, and 2016 Ram 3500 Cab Chassis vehicles. The right and left side curtain air bag inflators may rupture due to a manufacturing defect.
Fix: Dealers will replace one or both side curtain air bags, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2025. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's numbers for this recall are 05C, 09C, and 10C.
Owner Complaints (8)
Your 2016 RAM 2500 has multiple open safety recalls that were marked as completed in the dealer system, but you believe they weren't actually fixed. Corwin Chrysler Dodge marked recalls completed (water pump and tailgate latch) and received payment, but other critical recalls—including steering drag linkage and engine recalibration—remain unresolved despite being flagged as done in the system. You're working with James River Dodge RAM to get these safety recalls properly inspected and corrected, as the original dealership claims they can't uncheck completed items in their system.
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I was involved in a single vehicle accident due to a medical issue. I hit a utility pole, took out a cyclone fence, proceeded across a front yard of a home then almost directly into a block retaining wall. I was wearing my seat belt. My airbags did not deploy but I have no idea how fast I was going. From the damage to the pole and the wall and my truck I had to be going a decent speed. The police report noted that when they arrived my foot was on the accelerator and the back wheels were spinning for what that’s worth.
There has been an open recall on this vehicle since August 2021. It was reported to be by the dealership this is at that this was due to have a remedy to fix the SABIC in the 4th Quarter of 2021. IT has yet to have a remedy pushed out. I was also told that the Y55 recall is grouped together with the Y63 Recall. I agreed with the dealership in October of 2021 that I would purchase this vehicle, and they told me the recall remedy would be out the following month. I have been patiently waiting with no resolution from RAM, MOPAR or Chrysler. I have contacted the dealership several times a week, and they keep telling my that MOPAR has been contact by them and they are not returning phone calls. This can not be sold until it is fixed, due to a Stop Sale Issued with the Recall Notice.
LOST USE OF STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ON LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN PRESSING HORN BUTTON. HAVE HAD AIRBAG LIGHT FLASH AT INTERMENT TIMES. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE FOUND OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS ON SEVERAL TEARS OF RAM TRUCKS.
CLOCKSPRING PROBLEM GIVING AN AIRBAG FAULT. HAPPENS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STATIONARY. STEERING WHEEL GENERALLY IN "STRAIGHT" DOWN THE ROAD POSITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 RAM 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE MISSING SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND DEEMED OPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
I WAS DOING ABOUT 50MPH DOWN A STATE ROAD WHEN A GUY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME ATTEMPTING TO GO IN THE DIRECTION I WAS COMING FROM. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT TO SO IT WAS NOT A DIRECT T-BONE. THE FRONT END OF MY BRAND NEW TRUCK WHICH HAD 292 MILES ON IT WAS CAVED IN AND THE HIT MADE HIS VEHICLE COME AROUND AND HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY TRUCK. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF. I'M ASSUMING I WAS DOING 40-45MPH ON IMPACT. ...UPDATED 07/10/17 *BF *CN
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING AROUND 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. I COULDN'T STOP SO I DID HIT THIS OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON. I TBONED THIS OTHER VEHICLE AND THEIR AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS ON MY $70,000 2016 6K MILE TRUCK FAILED TO DEPLOY.