2017 Ford F-150 air bags problems
23 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2017 Ford F-150, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles, and 81% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contacts stated that his wife was driving approximately 55mph when the vehicle in front came to an abrupt stop and the contact crashed into the other vehicle, which resulted in the air bags not deploying. The contacts sought medical treatment and sustained abdominal, wrists chest injuries, while the wife sustained chest, side, back, and stomach injuries. The contact's son was sitting in the rear passenger side seat and also received chest and stomach injuries.
On october 3, 2019, a car failed to yield and drove in my path. I collided with another vehicle at 45 miles per hour with my 2017 ford f 150 xlt. I was traveling south at 45 MPH and the other vehicle was traveling east at 15 MPH. The highway I was traveling on a 4 lane city street that had a 45 MPH speed limit traveling south. The other vehicle was traveling east down a 2 lane city street with a stop sign at the corner. The other vehicle stopped at the stop sign and proceeded to pull out in front of me.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Ford F-150
- Drivetrain & axles 550 complaints
- Engine 384 complaints
- Electrical system 136 complaints
- Brakes 117 complaints
- Body & structure 112 complaints
- Cruise control 66 complaints
- Steering 59 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 57 complaints