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2004 Ford Focus air bags problems

24 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Ford Focus, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
24 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
53,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
20 and 0
Injuries and deaths
22 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 53,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 53,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 50% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 18 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 20 crashes, 22 injuries.

What owners wrote

My husbandand I and two other riends were driving about 45 MPH and t-boned a small car because they failed to stop. Everyone sustained very bad seat belt injuries. I was a front seat passenger and I hit the windshield with my face but did not sustain bad injuries from it and the wieldshield didnt break. The airbags never deployed!!!! I would'nt have hit the windshield if they did. The only selling point of which I bought the small car for my three children and I. I am afraid to get behind the wheel again.

Reported at 7,432 miles, September 2004 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford focus. The contact was driving at an unknown speed and crashed into a guard rail. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a fractured sternum and a police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed from the scene and had not been inspected to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 120,000. Updated 2/11/14

Reported at 120,000 miles, December 2013 CrashInjury

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