Air Bag Problems of Ford F-250 - part 2

Ford F-250 owners have reported 85 problems related to air bag (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford F-250 based on all problems reported for the F-250.

36 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 12/10/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. An undisclosed dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

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37 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 11/24/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the horn became inoperable. The contact called a dealer and was informed that the part to complete the recall repair was on a national backorder. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

38 Air Bag problem of the 2020 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 11/02/2022

The airbag clock spring needs to be replaced otherwise the airbags will not deploy and Ford dealership is stating it is not a warranty problem.

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39 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 10/06/2022

The airbag light is on as the spring in the steering column has become contaminated which caused audible cracking sounds in steering column, degrading steering and the horn not to function.

40 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 08/08/2022

Air bag clock spring in steering wheel has broken, air bag light is on and no functions on the steering work . . . Heated, volume control buttons, horn etc will not work.

41 Air Bag problem of the 2022 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 08/01/2022

This vehicle was delivered in July 2022. Shortly after receiving it the steering controls and horn were not always working. I then noticed a clicking sound in the steering wheel. In sept 2022 my local Ford dealer said they replaced the clock spring, but two days to a week after the replacement, the same issue started again. A Ford technician is going to look at this again on Friday 2/3/23.

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42 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 07/31/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving out of a parking lot at approximately 3 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated and the steering wheel was difficult to operate. The contact then parked the vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer and it was diagnosed with an air bag sensor failure. The vehicle was not repaired due to parts not being available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

43 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 07/11/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000(air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

44 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 07/01/2022

Clock spring and steering control air bag light remains on dash information locked.

45 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 07/01/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the message "air bag disabled" was displayed. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

46 Air Bag problem of the 2021 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 06/02/2022

The contact called to file a complaint on a 2021 Ford F-250. The contact was a crash investigator. The contact stated that the vehicle owner was involved in a crash. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed in the opposite lane, the vehicle was involved in a head-on collision. No other information was available. The contact stated that while inspecting the air bag control module, it was downloaded; however, there was no reported crash data information of the crash or that the air bags were deployed. The contact stated that there was a pattern with the faulty part being distributed from a manufacturing plant for the manufacturer located in kentucky. The contact stated that other similar vehicles had experienced similar failures. The contact was concerned that if vehicle owners were involved in a crash, none of the air bags modules would collect or store the data, making it difficult to investigate the crash. The contact stated that the failure was due to air bag control module, event data recorder, and the restraint control module not being able to download the needed information. The vehicle was towed and taken to the insurance company's lot. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was not available.

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47 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 06/01/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.  VIN tool confirms parts not available.

48 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 05/26/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v3370000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that an unknown dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

49 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 05/22/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

50 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 05/15/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

51 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 05/13/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

52 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 05/13/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

53 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 05/13/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was contacted but was unable to confirm when parts would become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

54 Air Bag problem of the 2016 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 04/13/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-250. The contact received recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v337000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the horn, the fuel gauge, the oil pressure gauge and other instrument cluster functions were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the failure was related to the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

55 Air Bag problem of the 2017 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 02/12/2022

Airbag failed to deploy. This is a fleet vehicle. On 02/12/2022 this vehicle was traveling 60 mph when an oncoming truck turned across in front of the driver. The vehicles collided on this vehicles front driver side and drivers side. The other vehicles airbags did deploy.

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56 Air Bag problem of the 2001 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 01/08/2022

Was t-boned in the passenger side of the truck which changed my direction of travel resulting in hitting a tree head on. Neither frontal air bags deployed. The frontal impact was hard enough to push the tree 18 to 20 inches into the engine compartment bending the frame where the front bumper was attached. The accident resulted in a fatality. I'm just confused why neither air bag deployed. I have had this truck since it was new so I know it's history. There was not any warnings lights on, no air bag warning lights, no modifications were ever done to the truck. All stock. There was never any indication that the air bags were not operating normal. So why did they malfunction?.

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57 Air Bag problem of the 2008 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 12/10/2021

Clock spring frayed and uncoiled. Unknown steering issue till clockspring checked. Airbag inflator is unoperational. Current clockspring recall for Ford does not cover this vehicle. Widen your recall. Most owners would believe it to be a power steering issue with pump and fluid, like we did.

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58 Air Bag problem of the 2012 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 11/19/2021

Front air bag light is on. Rather than taking it to a Ford dealership to diagnose issue and charging me an arm and leg telling me the vehicle is out of warranty as in the past I wanted to report this and request direction from you as to what is my next step??? can you assist me?.

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59 Air Bag problem of the 2019 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 11/06/2021

The contact owns a 2019 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the trailer hitch bolt lock that connected a trailer to a nearby truck detached and crashed into his vehicle front bumpers. The air bags failed to deploy. An unknown warning light illuminated. The contact decelerated but continued to drive the vehicle. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed for the air bags failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

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60 Air Bag problem of the 2014 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 07/19/2021

The restraint control module (rcm) is bad and needs to be replaced. There are recalls for this same part on other Ford vehicles but not on mine. Maybe there should be if there are numerous other issues with the same type of vehicles.

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61 Air Bag problem of the 2008 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 06/11/2021

Steering box replaced and vehicle lost control. Airbags failed to deploy. Fatality occurred.

62 Air Bag problem of the 2018 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 07/02/2020

The steering wheel airbag cover/horn cover is cracking at the weak spots.

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63 Air Bag problem of the 2008 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 07/01/2019

Tl-the contact owned a 2008 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph , got hit by an eighteen wheeler that ran a stop sign, striking the driver side ( front and middle). None of the air bags deployed. The police was present an a report number: 88163534 was filed. The contact was taken to the hos[pital by ambulance, treated and release. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The vehicle was towed to a private residence. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 230,000. Bp.

64 Air Bag problem of the 2012 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 04/01/2019

Started my truck to let it warm up before I took it in to town. Went inside for around 150 min, come outside and I seen smoke coming from my doors and as soon as I opened it feom the passenger door it was full of smoke and I seen a fire on my driver side feint seat. It completely burnt my truck and another f250 the was parked next to it.

65 Air Bag problem of the 2017 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 08/01/2017

Cross traffic system failure blind spot system failure air bag display failure turn signal cadence a/c failure intermediary power window failure mirror deployment failure a/c cannot make changes fuel mpg major drop.

66 Air Bag problem of the 2013 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 09/14/2014

I was driving down fm 624 when I came up to an 18 wheeler that was coming to a stop. I stepped on the brake pedal and nothing happened, the pedal was solid like I had brakes but the truck didn't respond. I hit the back of the semi at about 40mph and tore the front end off my truck and the airbags didn't go off. Ford said that there was a traction control code at the time of the accident but that did not affect the stopping and even thou the front bumper moved during the impact it didn't take a direct hit so that's why the airbag didn't go off. There is enough damage to my truck that everything from the windshield forward needs to be replaced including the front bumper. The state trooper who worked the accident got in my truck and stepped on the brakes (with the truck off) and said there is nothing wrong with my truck, but also he could not tell me the difference between power brakes and a hydro-boost brake system. Informed him that he needs to get some schooling before he can tell if the hydro-boost system on my truck is good or not. . . .

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67 Air Bag problem of the 2012 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 06/12/2014

Collied with a vehicle stopping to make a left hand turn. Damages include frame damage, smashed in front end. Had to kick the driver door open to get out. No airbags ever deployed. Ended up with head lacerations.

68 Air Bag problem of the 2010 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 05/15/2014

My 30 year old son hit a. Car it was stopped at a red light and the . Bags don't come out his face hit the will broke his nose messed up his coins knot him out send ing the truck in come ing and hitting a tree bag never came out car driver was injure and totaled both.

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69 Air Bag problem of the 2008 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 11/25/2013

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-250 sd. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the air bag inflater module was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 67,000 . . . Updated 12-30-13 the vehicle was repaired on 12/5/13.

70 Air Bag problem of the 2004 Ford F-250

Failure Date: 10/23/2007

I was involved in an accident driving my 04 Ford f250 diesel pulling a 25 ft fifth wheel. A car pulled out in front of me on the highway. I swerved to try to miss, but hit the cars left front end. We went off the road, down the ditch, up the ditch and into a grove of trees. Hit a tree right in the middle of the bumper. Both my wife's and my eyeglasses flew off. My wife suffered a severe chest bruise from the seat belt. My concern and question why didn't the air bags deploy? I was traveling about 55mph and would guess about 40mph when we hit the ditch. Both the truck and camper were totaled. The camper ended up flipped over on it's side.

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