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2016 Ford Explorer air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 99 complaints for the 2016 Ford Explorer, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
99 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 1
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2016 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 28 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 9 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 62 complaints that include mileage. 63% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles28
60k to 80k miles9
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 62 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving on I-94 east in harrison twp, mi on 3/9/18. I was traveling a 70 MPH. I heard something and suddenly I am saw white all around me like a tunnel. At that moment I was still in my lane. Within seconds the I had no control of my vehicle as though I had no brakes or steering. My car veered left hitting the cement median. The car rolled on its left side and eventually flipped back upright. There were no other vehicles in the accident.

Reported at 58,000 miles, March 2018 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact was concerned that the air bags could deploy at any time and the seat belts may not work. In addition, the toe link suspension also failed and the seat belt warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the contact may have to pay for the repairs. The failure mileage was 39,000.

Reported at 39,000 miles, June 2019

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