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2007 Ford Focus air bags problems

119 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2007 Ford Focus, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
119 23% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 99 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
43 and 3
Injuries and deaths
60 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2007 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 21 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 16 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 18 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 6 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 99 complaints that include mileage. 48% 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 miles21
20k to 40k miles16
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles18
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles6
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 99 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 43 crashes, 3 fires, 60 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. While driving 35 MPH, the contact's vehicle struck and killed a horse. The front air bags failed to deploy. The insurance company is investigating the crash. The vehicle will be towed to a body shop. A police report was filed. The contact sustained neck and head injuries and the passenger sustained head injuries. The failure mileage was 36,000.

Reported at 36,000 miles, April 2008 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 ford focus. While driving at 35 MPH, the contact crashed and rear ended another vehicle due to rainy conditions. The air bag did not deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The passenger sustained a head injury and medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not provided. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Reported at 78,000 miles, March 2015 CrashInjury

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