Air Bag Problems of Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger owners have reported 1,852 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 10 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (1,331 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag not deploy (172 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Air Bag problems of Ford Ranger

The Air Bag problem

Hit a tree head-on going 30+mph. Impact point on the vehicle was next to the airbag sensor. Air bags did not deploy   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

We were heading east on a city street when we came to an intersection. The light was green so we continued through the intersection. There was another car heading west on the same street and turned left directly in front of us at the intersection. We were traveling between 40-45 mph.   Read details...

The Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problem

I was notified in April 2021 that there was a safety issue with the driver side airbag. The notification stated that when parts were available Ford motor company would send me a letter to contact the dealer to have the repairs made.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

The contact owned a 2007 Ford Ranger. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the vehicle independently veered off of the road. The vehicle drove into a ditch and then crashed into a tree. The contact sustained extensive facial and eye injuries.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

2010 Ford Ranger. Consumer writes in regards to passenger side airbag safety recall. The consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair.   Read details...




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