1997 Ford F-150 air bags problems
100 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Ford F-150, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 100 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 142,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 83 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 59 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 142,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 83 crashes, 59 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Mfr # 97s86 NHTSA recall # 97v171000; consumer contacted the dealer to have recall work corrected. Work was corrected. However, the consumer was involved in an head-on collision traveling 15 MPH due to the steering wheel locking up. Consumer also stated the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving 8 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front passenger's side of the contact's vehicle. Neither the driver's side nor the front passenger's side airbag deployed. The driver of the vehicle sustained unknown injuries. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 170,000.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford F-150
- Engine 543 complaints
- Tires 334 complaints
- Fuel system 269 complaints
- Brakes 260 complaints
- Body & structure 231 complaints
- Cruise control 227 complaints
- Suspension 214 complaints
- Steering 213 complaints