Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2016 Ford F-150

Three problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2016 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2016 F-150.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 04/15/2020

Drivers side air bag cover split open exposing the airbag. This was not the result of a collision. Appears to be a faulty cover.

2 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 05/25/2018

5/25/2018 - head on collision. I was a passenger. Our vehicle going 25 mph uphill. Striking vehicle going est 60+ mph coming down hill collided head on with us. No fatalities but 3 injured. Seat belts locked correctly. Drivers side airbag deployed and the passenger (my side) airbag did not. Driver of the vehicle striking us heavily inebriated. One of the firemen, when opening passenger door, commented about plastic pieces in the airbag area.

3 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/28/2017

This vehicle belongs to osceola county, FL (company vehicle). The car was in motion at a speed of 25mph in a city street (st. Cloud,FL). I was driving the car. A front collision accident occurred. The driver side air bag deployed. The seat belt retracted in a hard manner. Due to this accident my left shoulder/shoulder blade & collar bone were injured. I had surgery and I am still dealing with treatment due to the pain & unable to use my shoulder as before. The hsmv crash report# 87065712.


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