Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 34 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 34, in the owner's own words
The clock spring in the steering has failed causing the airbag to no longer work on the driver side. The cruise control turns on and shuts off on its own. Sometimes won’t even let you set it. Volume controls no longer work. Horn no longer works. Steering has a clicking catching sound now when turning. Steering controls no longer light up and none of the buttons work.
This is the 2nd time this has happened in 2 years. I have my truck turned off completely and locked and go to get back in it a few hours later and I open my door and the gas from the airbag has completely filled up the cab of my 2015 f150. I turn the truck on and it’s like it’s been in a wreck, all the lights on the dash are on, and it’s saying my airbags are deployed which the gas that fills the airbag did deploy, and it keeps telling me to contact 911. How does this keep happening without ford making a recall or not taking responsibility. It could seriously hurt or I hurt me or my family.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, white smoke was coming from the base of the driver's seat belt clip. The contact stated that the air bags warning light illuminated with a message that the driver's side door was opened; however, the door was not open. The contact's son was able to safely pull the vehicle to the side of the road and the vehicle was towed back to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the local dealer. The contact related the failure with an unknown recall; however, the manufacturer confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 191,845.
The airbag cover on the steering wheel is separating/cracking along the mould lines and near the emblem.
On September 13, 2020, my father was driving his 2015 Ford F150, with me in the passenger seat. We were hit in a high speed head-on collision on I-55/I-240 in Memphis, TN by an oncoming driver, which killed both my father (the driver), and the oncoming vehicle driver, and I was taken to the hospital with injuries in critical condition. My father was extracted from the vehicle and taken to the morgue, but when I was able to return to the truck at the impound lot, I found no drivers side airbag in the truck. While EMTs informed me that the airbag was cut, it was odd that the airbag was not still in the truck. His cause of death was blunt force trauma, and if the airbag did deploy, it would have had to have been a part of the immediate fatality. If it did not deploy, it would also have been a factor. On the passenger side, where I had been, all airbags were still attached, but cut in order to extract me. In the days immediately following the accident, my lip was swollen from hitting the airbag, but there was also a piece of shrapnel lodged in my lip, confirmed by XRay, which later came out. I am concerned about both my father's fatality, and how the airbag deployed and what role it played in the fatality, as well as the injury of shrapnel getting embedded in my lip. I believe that the airbag could be a contributing factor in both issues.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH the braking system had malfunctioned and while pressing the brake pedal the vehicle did not stop causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a ditch. The front end of the vehicle was damaged, but the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained a right leg injury which did not require medical attention. The front passenger sustained a right knee injury and the rear driver's side passenger sustained and left shoulder injury, both required medical treatment. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was able to be driven home. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 130,000.
My airbags deployed while my truck was parked overnight. No known cause, no collision. Also when I put the keys in the truck all my dash lights were on no power steering. The truck is currently sitting at the dealership.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that soon after starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side curtain air bag deployed independently. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer where the contact was informed that the air bag failure was related to corrosion located around the front passenger’s side kick pad area. Additionally, the contact was informed that the passenger’s side curtain air bag and the engine wiring harness and body harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case opened. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
I started the the truck and the right siside airbags deployed
Moisture in a taillight housing of a 2015 Lariat F-150 caused the BLIS module and wiring harness to short out. The BLIS module is tied into multiple vehicle systems, and caused the following issues: Airbags turned off BLIS system turned off TPMS turned off Windows and door locks don't function Radio stuck in whatever setting it is in when faulted Air conditioning panel and all climate controls turn off During a road trip this happened. I was unable to egress the vehicle until I shut it off. It is summertime so the vehicle, without ac or the ability to control the windows, became very hot. I had kids in the car. Also, without airbags, window, and door control, if I were to crash the vehicle, I don't know if I could safely extract my family. The moisture in the taillight is a known issue, and is covered in GSB 22-7002, but I couldn't find a BLIS module GSB/TSB. However, the BLIS module failure is a known issue, and there are multiple diagnostic videos and write-ups describing this issue on YouTube and F-150 forums. This is a safety issue, and should promptly be addressed.
2015 F150 4d 4x4 traveling approximately 60 mph impacted a 2017 Toyota Sienna van on the driver’s side after it had impacted the center Jersey wall. F150 then impacted center Jersey wall on drivers side. None of the F150 air bags deployed.
I was driving 60 mph and a car pulled out in front of me causing me to Tbone the vehicle. Drivers Seat belt and airbag did not deploy causing me to hit the steering wheel then cracking my head on the wind shield. I bent the steering wheel gettin the force of the impacted and smashed the wind shield with my head causing my neck to bend. The accident has caused pain in my head, neck, left (hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder) right (hand, wrist) and chest that happen on 5/4/2022, in result of the safety mechanisms failing to properly work.
Experienced a head on collision with an animal at 74mph on route 93. Total damage to front end and air bags were not deployed. Injuries sustained
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED ANDALUSIA FORD, LLC (301 M. L. KING JR EXPY, ANDALUSIA, AL 36421, (334) 222-1103.) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
AFTER LIGHT TURN GREEN AND I ENTER INTERSECTION A CAR TBONE THW FORD F150 FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN PROCEED TO PUSH THE TRUCK INTO A LIGHT POLE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! TRUCK IS LOCATED CESAR'S CUSTOM AUTO & COLLISION AT 7002 LAWNDALE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77023 (713) 921-6400
MY FATHER WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN SEPTEMBER 2020, WHERE HE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BUMPER ON HIS TRUCK, CAUSING THE POLE TO BREAK. HIS TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AROUND 55 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY, WHEN HE SUDDENLY HAD TO AVOID HITTING A TRUCK THAT BRAKED IN FRONT OF HIM, CAUSING MY FATHER TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. HIS TRUCK WENT THROUGH A DITCH BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT STRUCK THE UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT BUT FAILED TO INFLATE AND MY FATHER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HE SUFFERED WITH INJURIES WHICH INCLUDED BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN AND HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO A TRAUMA HOSPITAL AND HAD TO BE PUT IN ICU!! HE'S STILL UNDER THE CARE OF HIS DOCTORS
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE SET AT 55MPH, CAME OVER A HILL TO A CAR STALLED IN THE ROAD. I COULDN'T STOP, BOTH VEHICLES DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. DIRECT HIT, FRONT OF MY 2105 F150 TO THE REAR END OF A FORD FOCUS, APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. SEATBELT TIGHTENED AND LOCKED UP, LEFT BRUISES ACROSS MY HIPS, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HIT MY FACE IN THE STEERING WHEEL, BRUISED KNEES ON DASH.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED STEADY ON. IT BEGAN WITH THE LIGHT ONLY TURNING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN WARM/HOT WEATHER. NOW, IT IS ON CONSISTENCY WITH EACH START. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE SEATBELT AIRBAGS THAT WOULD INFLATE FROM THE SEATBELTS IN THE INSTANCE OF AN ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, THIS NOW REQUIRES FULL REPLACEMENT AT $1,000+ COST. *TR
THE PLASTIC AROUND THE FORD EMBLEM BOTTOM SIDE OF THE COLUMN AIR BAG IS CRACKED. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT AFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE BAG, ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER INTO ST SEALED SYSTEM. ALSO THE CRACKED PLASTIC IS VERY SHARP
I HAD A SIGNIFICANT FRONT END COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND STARTING TO FALL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A TREE BUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT (DRIVER) SUSTAINED CHEST, HEAD, AND A FRACTURED STERNUM INJURIES WHEN HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS GIRLFRIEND (FRONT PASSENGER) SUSTAINED A BACK INJURIES. BOTH INJURIES REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED VIA FLATBED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TT *JB CONSUMER STATED I'M VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TOWED AND DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WHEN I EXPRESSLY TOLD THEM THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THAT THE MEDICAL BENEFITS WERE MAXED OUT. I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES DISSECTED VEHICLES IN SUCH MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND BEING NOTIFIED BY THE OWNER THAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS FAULTY THAT THEY DID NOT DO A POST MORTEM. MY GIRLFRIEND GOT A BROKEN BACK IN THE INJURY, HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN PAIN FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. I COULD NOT WORK OR LIFT ANYTHING OVER 6 MONTHS UNTIL MY STERNUM HEALED ITSELF AND HAD TO LIVE THROUGH PAIN WHILE I HEALED. I STILL FEEL A SMALL FEELING IN MY CHEST.*JB
HIT A TREE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WENT FROM 55MILES PER HOUR TO 0 INSTANTLY AND IF IT WASN'T FOR US WEARING SEAT BELTS WE WOULD BOTH BE DEAD. THE PASSENGER GOT 3 CRACKED VERTEBRAE AND WILL BE DISABLED FOR LIFE. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND GOT A CRUSHED HIS STERNUM WHICH LEAVES HIM IMMOBILE FOR 6MONTHS TO LET HIS STERNUM HEAL ON IT'S OWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT EXPLODED, WHICH INCLUDED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V568000 (SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,178.
UNKNOWN IF TAKATA RECALL OR OTHER AIR BAG ISSUE. I AM INVESTIGATING OFFICER NOT VEHICLE OWNER. OBSERVED THAT POST MOVING 2 CAR INTERSECTION CRASH AND AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, B-PILLAR STARTED ON FIRE, MELTING SEAT BELT, MOST OF B-PILLAR AND PARTS OF CURTAIN AND SIDE AIRBAGS. FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT. OWNER WAS NOT INJURED BUT CONCERNED. HEAT APPEARED TO HAVE MELTED SEAT BELT THROUGH, AIR BAGS WERE BURNT. CASE#M18-1676
APRIL 26, 2017 THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS MALFUNCTIONED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN RETURNING TO TRUCK FROM SHOPPING: RUNNING BOARDS WOULD NOT DEPLOY OR RETRACT; AIRBAG(S) WARNING LIGHT ON DASH WAS LIT; CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM, BOTH HEAT AND COOLING WAS OUT OF SERVICE; FRONT WINDOWS WOULD NOT RESPOND TO CONTROLS; SEAT COMFORT FUNCTIONS DID NOT WORK; MIRROR ADJUSTMENT AND RETRACTION INOPERABLE; BACK-UP SYSTEM AND WARNINGS INOPERABLE; CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAULT; BLIND SPOT WARNING ERROR. WIRING HARNESSES REPLACES AND PICKED TRUCK UP MAY 12TH 2017. THAT EVENING WHILE DRIVING WITH A TRAILER, A MESSAGE APPEARED CONCERNING THE TRAILER BEING DISCONNECTED. THAT DISAPPEARED AND THEN THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED: WARNING MESSAGES BEGAN TO APPEAR ON THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY SCREEN SAYING, 'YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK', 'CHECK MANUAL', 'DOWNHILL ASSIST NOT OPERATIONAL'. THEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE TRUCK LOST POWER (THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING), IT SHIFTED INTO DOWNHILL ASSIST, FRONT WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK, PASSENGER SEAT MOVED BY ITSELF, DRIVER'S SEAT BEGAN TO GO BACK AS IF THE TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF, THEN IT RETURNED TO DRIVING POSITION, THE SYNC DISPLAY WENT DEAD AND CAME BACK ON, THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY SHUT DOWN AND CAME BACK ON. ALL THESE THINGS CONTINUED TO REPEAT AS BELLS SOUNDED AND I LIMPED 5 MILES BACK TO MY SON'S HOUSE. SAME PROBLEMS EXHIBITED WHEN SON TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING AM WITHOUT TRAILER. ANOTHER HARNESS REPLACED. PICKED UP TRUCK AND DROVE WITHOUT INCIDENT ABOUT 800 MILES. WHEN STARTING TRUCK, TRAILER MESSAGE REOCCURRED. THERE WAS NO TRAILER ATTACHED. TWO DAYS LATER AFTER BEING PARKED, ALL THE 1ST SET OF FAILURES REOCCURRED. RUNNING BOARDS, AC-HEAT, AIR BAGS, WINDOWS, MIRRORS, CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM, BLIND SPOT WARNING WERE ALL INOPERABLE.
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