Warning Light On problems of the 2015 Ford Explorer

Our instrument panel airbag light turned on intermittently since 2026. Ford was unable to diagnose an issue until March 27, 2021. The warning light has remained illuminated while in the repair shop. They found a fault code and it is attributed to TSB 16-0001. We are now responsible for an almost $1,000 repair bill ($150 diagnosis charge and $800+ repair). The repair is due to faulty wiring connections. Our airbags are now supposedly inoperable.

I bought this veh. In 2016 when it had 17,000 miles on it. Within 2 weeks I got a warning light for the air bag system. Took it to the dealer and was advised that the sensor giving trouble was in the seat belt airbag for the rear passenger seat. I was repaired under warranty for technical service bulletin TSB-0001 published January, 2016. I have had trouble off and on ever since with the airbag warning light. It would stay on for a little while and then go off. I had the dealer check it and they could not find a problem without the light being on. This week it stayed on so I had the dealer check it. It had the code b141b which was the same code repaired in 2016. Since the repair was warranteed for 12 months the dealer wants $797 to fix the current issue, which is the same one from 2016. I very seldom use the back seat as I have no children in my house. I would rather not spend that money, since I am retired, but if I don't get it fixed all of the other air bags in the vehicle will not work. I confirmed with a service advisor that none of the airbags in the vehicle would deploy if that light is on. I asked him if there was a way to by-pass it in the system so the light would go off and he said it is a fmvss that could not be modified and must be fixed the right way. I feel like I am being held hostage in an unsafe vehicle unless I pay the $797 to get it fixed (again).

The air bag warning light turns on for no reason.

The airbag warning light came on without warning or incident (no accident or impact, just started my car one day and the light stayed on). Per research done online with same warning light, make and model of vehicle, issue appeared to be with the rear/2nd row seat belt airbags disengaging and this causes none of the airbags to work in the vehicle in the event of a crash. At the time the light initially came on I had about 72k miles on my car, and it appears this is about the same mileage of all other Explorer owners with this issue. I took it in for service for the light and incurred repairs totaling just under $1,000 to have the parts replaced and the airbags function again. The fact that I did nothing (other than turn on my car when it was approaching the 70-75k mileage mark) to cause malfunction of the airbags but had to pay $1,000 to fix it and have airbags work in my car in the event of an accident is disappointing. Ford needs to issue a recall for this, it's unacceptable to have owner and passenger safety compromised through no fault of the owner, and have to incur costly repairs to make this right. I kept my receipts available to prove cause and cost of airbag light issue.

Airbag warning light came on around 65k miles.

Airbag light came on after the children got buckled into the second-row seat. Upon going to the dealership to find the problem, we were told that it will cost over $800 to repair the seatbelt airbag connections! searching online I found that there was a service bulletin that was issued back in 2015, but it does not seem that a recall has been issued. This seems like a problem that is being experienced by many vehicles and I wanted to point it out to be considered for a recall. Ford Explorer 2014-2016: bulletin information involving vehicles equipped with second row inflatable seat belts may exhibit an airbag warning light illuminated with dtc b141b and b141c.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated when starting her vehicle, the air bag warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired as of yet. The manufacturer has not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 75,000. Dp.

Airbag warning light on 2015 Explorer came on (has been some time). Took to dealer several years ago and was told it was a known issue, would require tracing down wiring costing thousands of dollars and was not worth us doing. I don't understand how a dealer (Ford) can dismiss this safety issue.

Airbag warning light on. Because of this airbags were disabled. Took to dealer for evaluation. They told me was not due to abuse, wear, or accident. Was told that they had to reroute wiring path from factory. Then they charged me $332.

Airbag restraint system warning light stays on all the time. Ford should be aware of this problems due to complaints listed on several websites and service visits. Problems with the inflatable seat belt connecters and airbag connecters. This causes the safety restraint system malfunction.

On-going airbag warning light issue for 2 years (amber light on dashboard). The issue started in August, 2017 at about 38k miles and is still happening at about 55k miles. Ford dealership attempted to repair the same issue 7 times but the light is back on 8th time. Contacting manufacturer directly was useless as they just tell me to take the vehicle to dealership for repair and that no other option is available.

The airbag warning light has been illuminating intermittently over the last year or so. I took my vehicle to ken grody Ford on September 26, 2017 and asked them to look at it but was told that they couldn't find anything wrong. The light now is on all of the time. I ran a vehicle health report and it indicated "restraints & driver assistance - urgent service required! - indicates an issue with the supplementary restraint system which includes the air bags and seat belt buckle pretensioners".