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2017 Ford F-250 Sd Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 8, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
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of 1,155 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2017 Ford F-250 Sd submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.

Owner reports naming airbag

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Apr 8, 2025

Instrument tech here. I Checked all fueses. Ran wire traces and found no brakes in wiring. Faulty seatbelt pertitioners.This should be a recall.

NHTSA ID
11653402
Incident
Nov 3, 2024
AirbagsSteering
Filed Jan 23, 2024
Crash reported

The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50-55 MPH the steering wheel began aggressively shaking causing them to crash into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Both the vehicles received damage to the driver-side view mirror. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. There were no warning lights illuminated. A police report was filed. There were no injuries and no medical attention was needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it had not been diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

NHTSA ID
11567228
Incident
Jan 20, 2024
Mileage
111,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 14, 2023

The airbag located in the steering wheel has cracked the steering cover and is exposed. If this were to deploy prematurely or while driving it would pose serious safety risks. I have contacted Ford corporate in regard to this and their only suggestion was to take the vehicle to our dealer to have this replaced, at my own cost, which is missing the point of this needing to be reported and/or recalled as it appears to be a common problem with Ford trucks in online communities. It is a safety hazard and not a warrantied repair. As previously stated I have not taken to the dealership as I want it to be reported/recalled. There was no warning of this issue and it occured Saturday 6/10/23

NHTSA ID
11527030
Incident
Jun 10, 2023
Airbags
Filed Feb 14, 2022
Crash reported2 injuries reported

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.

NHTSA ID
11451927
Incident
Feb 12, 2022
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Jun 22, 2019

AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE TACHOMETER COMES ON WHILE BRAKING, USUALLY WITH EXTERIOR AIR TEMP ABOVE 80 DEGREES. A/C COMPRESSOR SHUTS DOWN, TURN SIGNALS GO CRAZY WHEN ENGAGED, ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOP FUNCTIONING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS SOFT.. RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL; THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OUT AND EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS AS NORMAL UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED AGAIN. THE FCIM WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS. COMMENTS PLEASE VEHICLE HAS 28000 MILES +/-

NHTSA ID
11221852
Incident
May 15, 2019
Mileage
27,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 28, 2019
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT ESTIMATE SPEED OF 45 MPH. FRONT END DAMAGE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA ID
11192155
Incident
Mar 21, 2019
Mileage
35,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 20, 2018
Crash reported2 injuries reported

A VAN LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY RAIN MERGING ONTO A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE AND CROSSED 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE ENTERING MY 3RD LANE. IT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO MY VEHICLE AS I STRUCK IT IN THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. MY DRIVER'S STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. I THEN SPUN AROUND AND SLID SIDEWAYS STRIKING A GUARDRAIL IN MY DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH CAUSED ME TO ROLL ON THE GUARDRAIL FOR APPROX 112 FT. BEFORE COMING TO REST ON MY WHEELS. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER DID. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BEING A TOTAL LOSS.

NHTSA ID
11096961
Incident
May 16, 2018
Mileage
16,000 mi
AirbagsElectricalFuel system
Filed Aug 3, 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

NHTSA ID
11012720
Incident
Aug 1, 2017
Mileage
4,500 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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