1998 Ford F-150 air bags problems
42 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1998 Ford F-150, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 30 crashes, 1 fire, 22 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact was the passenger in a 1998 ford f150 king cab that was involved in a head on collision,the vehicle struck a tree. The owner was driving 65 MPH. The road conditions were not a factor. The passenger side air bags did not deploy, and the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that six people were injured in the crash. The contact has a police report.
Both front seat air bags deployed while traveling down the highway. There was no collision. Horn came on, white substance throughout the cab of the truck, had to get out, thumb was hurt but not broken. I had to cut into the inflatable air bags and disengage the horn and drove the vehicle home.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford F-150
- Fuel system 212 complaints
- Engine 185 complaints
- Tires 163 complaints
- Body & structure 143 complaints
- Suspension 137 complaints
- Brakes 127 complaints
- Cruise control 120 complaints
- Steering 99 complaints