Air Bag Problems of Ford E-550

Ford E-550 owners have reported 6 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's side/window air bag (2 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag not deploy (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Ford E-550


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Ford E-550

The Side/window Air Bag problem

Our 2003 Ford expedition was involved in a one vehicle accident. The impact was on the entire passenger side and frontal impact. The vehicle was labeled a total loss. Neither the drivers side nor passenger side airbags deployed.   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Air bags failed to deploy in an accident. Woman pulled out in front of me and I hit her left front quarter panel. Her Saturn and my f-150 were totaled at about 30 mph. My air bags did not deploy nor did my seat belt hold. I sustained moderate facial and leg injuries.   Read details...

The Air Bag On-off Switch problem

1) no events leading up to the failure - air bags failed to be released 2) on 04/03/05, my husband and I were involved in a 45 mph head on passenger side crash driving our 2003 Ford ranger edge. Passenger air bag switch was in the "on" position at the time of the accident and did not   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

On July 23, 2006 we were in a car accident. We were traveling through ogden, ut on our way to yellowstone. We were following my parents who were driving a f350 pulling a 37 foot cardinal 5th wheel. We have a f250 and we were pulling a 32 foot prowler travel trailer.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

Heading south intersate 25 vearing off in 6th Ave west exit (denver) I rear ended an automobile just about perfectly my front to their back. My speed, aproximately 20 to 30 mph hitting the back of a Jeep cherokee which was traveling at aprox. 3 to 10 mph. I pushed the front end of my truck in aprox.   Read details...




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