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2007 Ford Fusion air bags problems

617 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2007 Ford Fusion, which is 48% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
617 48% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
89,000 miles 161 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
25 and 0
Injuries and deaths
30 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2007 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 89,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 29 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 32 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 24 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 15 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 15 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 7 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 89,000 miles
Based on 161 complaints that include mileage. 21% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles29
80k to 100k miles32
100k to 120k miles24
120k to 140k miles15
140k to 160k miles15
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles7

What the data shows

Of the 161 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 89,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 25 crashes, 30 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact crashed into a pedestrian that walked in front of the vehicle. The pedestrian suffered from fatal injuries. The contact stated that the air bags also failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 100,000.the VIN was not available.

Reported at 100,000 miles, December 2013 CrashDeath

Large bulging under passager side air bag. Told it is cosmetic, but I cannot imagine that to be true. Afraid thad bag will trigger or will not expel when needed.

Reported at 100,000 miles, September 2013

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