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2016 Ford Escape air bags problems

25 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2016 Ford Escape, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
25 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
47,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
13 and 0
Injuries and deaths
11 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2016 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 47,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 47,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 57% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 11 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving on interstate 75 near bradenton in fl. 1:00 p.m. Perfectly clear & dry day. I was hit from behind, sent my ford into the grassy median, car came to a stop at a wire guard rail. I didn't hit another vehicle. I was knocked unconscious, so I have no recall. This happened near a construction area & all I remember is traffic slowing, perhaps I was going 45-50 MPH, & in process of slowing down. Although there was extensive damage to left front & side no airbags deployed.

Reported at 2,778 miles, February 2016 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed air bag sensor. The contact was informed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the failure could be repaired, but it might not resolve the failure.

Reported at 85,812 miles, February 2024

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