1994 Ford F-150 Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND FLASH INTERMITTENTLY, INDICTATING A DEFECT. AFTER VEHICLE IS FULLY WARMED UP, THE WARNING LIGHT WILL FLASH TWICE, STAY OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE SECOND AND THEN FLASH THREE TIMES. THIS SEQUENCE IS REPEATED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER WAS ALREADY INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN HIS BROTHER GOT INSIDE AND CLOSED THE DOOR, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A REASON. *AK
POSSSIBLE CORRODED TERMINAL PIN IN TERMINAL BLOCK CAUSING THE DRIVERSIDE AIR BAG TO BE INOPERABLE AND ALSO CAUSING THE HORN TO BE UNOPERABLE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
DEFECTIVE CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO STAY ON, INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IT WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. *AKTHE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE AIRBAG SHOULD BE SERVICES AT NO COST SINCE THEY ARE SAFTEY RELATED. *SB
AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HIT A TREE HEAD ON, AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ONE INJURED. *AK
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS PARKED. WHEN HE TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AIRBAG #93V-155 DATED 9-14-93. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20 TO 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE ANY DETAILS. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND DURING THE COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD DRIVER'S AIR BAG, AND TRUCK HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE SIDE. BUT THE TRUCK USED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, SO IT WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR FRONT END AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT.
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FACE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. *AK
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED; GOT IN & STARTED VEHICLE; DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON; THERE WAS NO SIGN OF TAMPERING OR BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE; NOTIFIED THE FORD DEALER OF PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN THE ACCIDENT.
THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY WHEN THE DOOR IS SLAMMED SHUT.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC
THE DESIGN OF THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR CAUSES THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WEHN THE PASSENGER DOOR IS SLAMMED WHILE THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO THE START POSITION.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND DRIVER GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *SLC
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. "DUP 982801." *AK
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The 1994 Ford F-150 has 69 Air Bags complaints on file. 41 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.