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When were air bags first installed in trucks? #2340461
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In what year did Dodge begin installing air bags to supplement the seat belts in their trucks? Were the air bags standard or optional in the early years?

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1994 and they were standard. Just the drivers side first. I forget when passenger air bags started, 1998 or 2000, somewhere around there.


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1998 for the 1500-3500 trucks
1997 for the Dakota
1998 for the B vans

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Originally Posted By Guitar Jones
1994 and they were standard. Just the drivers side first. I forget when passenger air bags started, 1998 or 2000, somewhere around there.



What he said.

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My 93 Dakota has a driver side air bag, least that's what the cover says. Gene

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Only moparts gets the posting responces so garbled up

This was intended as a quote add on to the responce above it. Passenger side airbags came into effect.
Originally Posted By 135sohc
1998 for the 1500-3500 trucks
1997 for the Dakota
1998 for the B vans

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Originally Posted By poorboy
My 93 Dakota has a driver side air bag, least that's what the cover says. Gene


Yes, the Dakota got a DAB in 93. I was speaking of the full size truck since the OP didn't specify B van or Dakota.

And thanks 135sohc for the PAB clarification.


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my 93 Dakota didn't have one.... even before I wrecked it.... but my 94 did.
Have a 92 now (doesn't have one) and a 96 (that one does have one) neither have pass side airbag.

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Originally Posted By volaredon
my 93 Dakota didn't have one.... even before I wrecked it.... but my 94 did.
Have a 92 now (doesn't have one) and a 96 (that one does have one) neither have pass side airbag.


My 93 Dakota had one....

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maybe a late model year phase in?

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Sorry about the confusion! I was interested in air bag info on the full size trucks.

I read on another website that the air bag was introduced in 1994, just like Guitar Jones mentioned. It seems like I saw a drivers side air bag in a late square body rams. 1992 or 1993 perhaps???? Is my memory just incorrect? Was the air bag available as an option before 1994?

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Originally Posted By QuickDodge
Sorry about the confusion! I was interested in air bag info on the full size trucks.

I read on another website that the air bag was introduced in 1994, just like Guitar Jones mentioned. It seems like I saw a drivers side air bag in a late square body rams. 1992 or 1993 perhaps???? Is my memory just incorrect? Was the air bag available as an option before 1994?


No, air bags are not and never were an option. No full size truck got an air bag until the redesign in 94.

Now could you put the newer column and or steering wheel in the 93 and prior? Yeah you can but there is way too much stuff to actually make the air bag functional.


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