Side/window Air Bag problems of the 1999 Ford F-150

Six problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 1999 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 11/15/2001

While driving at 30mph, consumer was involved in frontal collison and drivers side airbag deployed, but driver still hit windshield.

2 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 05/15/2000

Master cylinder faulty but dealer says they cannot find the problem, faulty master cylinder resulted in a vehicle accident where there was no deployment of the drivers side air bag. Nlm.

3 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2000

While traveling approx. 50mph a car crossed the road in front of me causing me to "t" bone him and neither driverside side nor passenger side air bag deployed??.

4 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/22/1999

While driving on a city street just turning a corner while pulling a trailer at approximately 20mph, light changed, driver hit brakes about to take off, another vehicle hit consumer on the right front fender. Upon impact, neither airbag deployed. But when consumer went to move vehicle, then driver's side airbag deployed, burning consumer's fingers. Contacted the dealer.

5 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/19/1999

While driving at 40 mp, another vehicle turned in front of consumer's vehicle and was rear ended. Upon impact, driver's side and passager's side air bags didn't deploy.

6 Side/window Air Bag problem

While trying to activate horn false/violent deployment of driver's side air bag, resulting in injury to consumer and collision due to loss of control from air bag deployment. Mjs.




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