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2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac air bags problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac15% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Air Bags complaints
15%
share of all complaints
56,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
7 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • All four side curtain airbags deployed while I was driving my car in a parking lot. There was no collision and no reason whatsoever for the airbags to deploy. The airbags in the dash did not deploy. The airbag hit me in the side of the head and shrapnel from the airbag, hit me in the face and eyes…

    filed Jun 5, 2024

  • Tl* the contact owned a 2004 ford explorer sport trac. While driving 40 mph in inclement weather and road conditions, there was a loss of traction and steering ability. The vehicle spun out of control, rolled over at least five times, and crashed into a ditch. The seat belt restrained the driver…

    filed Mar 15, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.