Do all 09-12 Ram 1500's come with SRS Airbags built into the seats?

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Long story short I won $1,000 on a scratch off lottery ticket this morning and immediately thought "what can i buy for my truck" lol and then I happened to stumble upon a set of 2009 Ram regular cab 2 tone leather seats on eBay that are at a junk yard/parts place right down the road from me. I bought a full set of Laramie leather seats for my 2006 Ram from them before.

Anyways, they were asking $899 originally, and the auction was already lowered to $719.99 by the time I found it. I used the make an offer option and offered $400 local pick up.

They just accepted my offer for $400. My truck is in the shop, so I didn't have access to check it, but afterwards my stupid ass found pictures on my phone of my interior and realized that my seats have the SRS tag up on the shoulder area and the seats I just bought don't have that tag from what I can see.

Here is the auction link: 09-12 DODGE RAM BLACK W/ TAN 2 TONE FRONT SEATS OEM VINYL JUMPSEAT | eBay

Here are some pictures of the seats:
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And here is my current seats, with a zoomed in picture of the air bag tag:
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So my question is, did all 09-12 Rams (these seats are from a 2009) come with SRS side air bags? Or do these seats not have the air bags in them, which will cause my air bag light to come on and it will be a nightmare to deal with.

Other then not being able to see the SRS tag, the seats look identical to mine. Same plastic side pieces and everything.

Any help on this subject would be great. Thanks.

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They looked to be have been covered by katskin leather, looks just like mine, and mine have been. Looks good and cheap, they all should have side impact airbags

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They looked to be have been covered by katskin leather, looks just like mine, and mine have been. Looks good and cheap, they all should have side impact airbags

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I don't think the seat airbags were standard equipment in the 1500 trucks until 2013. I think they were an option in 2012. I am not positive but I don't even think they were available in 2009. Also I wouldn't recommend just switching the upholstery from the non airbag seat to the seat with the airbag. The upholstery is specifically designed to deploy the airbag correctly in an accident. If those seats don't have the SRS tag then they are not designed for the airbag.

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They looked to be have been covered by katskin leather, looks just like mine, and mine have been. Looks good and cheap, they all should have side impact airbags

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Is there an easy way to tell if they have SRS? Maybe a certain plug under the seat or a module box?

I'm going up there in a couple hours to go check them out.

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And if they were re-skinned with Katskinz wouldn't there be a Katskinz tag somewhere on them?

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Well I asked them for the Vin and ran an equipment listings search. Here is what I came up with.

My truck:
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Donor truck seats are from:
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Both trucks are ST trim, 1500 level, and 4x2. Very similar.

Both also list Supplimental Side Impact Air Bags which means the seats should have SRS just maybe don't have tags???

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Wow nevermind, i now see the listing on my vin for Supplemental Front Seat Side Air Bags and i don't see it listed for the 2009 under its vin.

Here is where it mentions the seats were an upgrade:e45db638f15fa4dcbf483bc25e3a7e31.jpg

So it looks like these won't work in my 2012 without having the SRS air bag light on at all times. I can't live with that and it won't pass inspection.


Such a shame. These seats are really nice and a KILLER deal for only $400.

Damn. If anyone else wants them, let me know. I can pass on the places info to you so you can call or visit them

They are located in Feasterville PA. About 5 minutes outside Philadelphia.

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What I don't understand is when I go to www.leatherseats.com and custom build leather seat skins, for my model, year and Reg cab, it has No for seat air bags for every single seat setup except Sport Bucket Seats (which I definitely don't have).

So why does this site not have air bags listed for my truck, but my truck has Srs air bags? WTF is going on here.
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Can somebody help me out with this question?


Does anyone know of there is an SRS box/module built in under the seat or if there is a specific SRS/airbag plug I should look for?

I'm going to check the seats out tomorrow morning and any info or anything to look for to see if it has side air bags in the seats would be a plus.

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Can somebody help me out with this question?


Does anyone know of there is an SRS box/module built in under the seat or if there is a specific SRS/airbag plug I should look for?

I'm going to check the seats out tomorrow morning and any info or anything to look for to see if it has side air bags in the seats would be a plus.

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Look at the yellow seat plug your seats have now and compare the wiring to the 2009 seats. I can almost guarantee you your seat plugs will have more wiring because the 2009's do not have the airbags. My truck is a 2014 so I have different color wires so I cannot help you with exactly which wire's to look for. There is no airbag module under the seat. The only way you can tell if it has an airbag without removing the seat cover is by comparing the wiring. The airbags are actually mounted to the seat frame underneath the pad on the seat back. I'm not sure why Leatherseats.com does not show your particular application. I had them make the seat covers for my the Laramie seats I put in my truck and they came out beautiful. I've had them for over 2 years and they still look like new. If you call them they can make the seat covers for your truck with the correct air bag pouch inside. Since the 2009 seats you're looking at are base manual seats that apparently have had seat covers installed with no abags you might want to either try looking for a set of power seats for a 2012 with airbags or just have leatherseats.com make you a set of covers for the seats you have now.

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Look at the yellow seat plug your seats have now and compare the wiring to the 2009 seats. I can almost guarantee you your seat plugs will have more wiring because the 2009's do not have the airbags. My truck is a 2014 so I have different color wires so I cannot help you with exactly which wire's to look for. There is no airbag module under the seat. The only way you can tell if it has an airbag without removing the seat cover is by comparing the wiring. The airbags are actually mounted to the seat frame underneath the pad on the seat back. I'm not sure why Leatherseats.com does not show your particular application. I had them make the seat covers for my the Laramie seats I put in my truck and they came out beautiful. I've had them for over 2 years and they still look like new. If you call them they can make the seat covers for your truck with the correct air bag pouch inside. Since the 2009 seats you're looking at are base manual seats that apparently have had seat covers installed with no abags you might want to either try looking for a set of power seats for a 2012 with airbags or just have leatherseats.com make you a set of covers for the seats you have now.

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There arw 2009's with SRS air bags. I've seen them in a few for sale on autotrader.com.

I can't look at my wiring my truck is at the shop getting warranty work done.

Also, the seats were not re upholstered like one member said above. They are OEM covers. The build sheet even says so and also I've seen 3 or 4 sets now from 09-12 Rams with the same color setup on the seats.

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If they are factory covers that don't have the SRS tag plus the build sheet for the truck shows they don't have seat airbags I think you have answered your question and the seats do not have airbags. Personally have never seen a 2009 with the seat airbags but if you have seen them I guess they may exist

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If they are factory covers that don't have the SRS tag plus the build sheet for the truck shows they don't have seat airbags I think you have answered your question and the seats do not have airbags. Personally have never seen a 2009 with the seat airbags but if you have seen them I guess they may exist

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Looks like an SRS tag on this 09.

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Here is another 09 with an SRS tag.

https://m.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...dius=0&mmt=[DODGE[RAM1504WD[RAM1504WD|ST]][]]

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I had a 2006 Ram 1500 with Airbags in the side of the seats. I installed a set of 2004 Laramie Black Leather with Grey Suede inserts and they did not have SRS so my light was on.

So im 2006 Ram 1500's had side seat SRS air bags so 2009 models would have some with them aswell.

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Might be. It's hard to tell. Like I said in my post I'm not saying they don't exist I said I haven't seen them. I can tell you this seats you're looking at do not have airbags.

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Rick is correct. The side airbags were introduced part way through the 12MY. 09-11 RAMs absolutely do not have side airbags. You can look at the owner's manual and brochures to see they're not discussed. Also, see this page from the IIHS that talks about side torso airbags being introduced in January of 2012 to supplement the side curtain airbags the earlier trucks had.

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Rick is correct. The side airbags were introduced part way through the 12MY. 09-11 RAMs absolutely do not have side airbags. You can look at the owner's manual and brochures to see they're not discussed. Also, see this page from the IIHS that talks about side torso airbags being introduced in January of 2012 to supplement the side curtain airbags the earlier trucks had.

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/ratings/vehicle/v/dodge/ram-1500-crew-cab-pickup
Absolutely not true. I downloaded a 2009 1500 sales brochure owners manual and it specifically says SRS side seat air bags (if equipped).

These are 2 pictures from the 2009 owners manual.7dce9ff25b6cb57d8e7adeb89c563059.jpg1276e92957aff71776036e921099621b.jpg

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Wow nevermind, i now see the listing on my vin for Supplemental Front Seat Side Air Bags and i don't see it listed for the 2009 under its vin.

Here is where it mentions the seats were an upgrade:e45db638f15fa4dcbf483bc25e3a7e31.jpg

So it looks like these won't work in my 2012 without having the SRS air bag light on at all times. I can't live with that and it won't pass inspection.


Such a shame. These seats are really nice and a KILLER deal for only $400.

Damn. If anyone else wants them, let me know. I can pass on the places info to you so you can call or visit them

They are located in Feasterville PA. About 5 minutes outside Philadelphia.

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That says curtain which I believe is in the pillar not the seat if it says the seats have air bags they should have air bags they should work


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That says curtain which I believe is in the pillar not the seat if it says the seats have air bags they should have air bags they should work


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Yea i figured out the seats i linked above do not have air bags, but the topic switched to whether or not any 2009-2011 Rams even came with SRS airbags, multiple members said that no 2009 Ram comes from the factory with SRS side seat airbags, but the 2009 Ram 1500 Owners Guide that I downloaded from the official Ram/Mopar site says in it that it's optional equipment on the 2009 Rams.

Not to mention my 2006 Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab 5.7L 4x4 had SRS side seat airbags from the factory so if my 2006 had them, then they were obviously an optional upgrade starting from atleast 2006+.

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That says curtain which I believe is in the pillar not the seat if it says the seats have air bags they should have air bags they should work


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Also when I posted that picture it was to show the one person above who said these seats were oem cloth re upholstered with Katzkins and i *** showing him that they came from the factory that way. I've also seen 3 or 4 sets of 09-12 seats for sale with the exact same color scheme.

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