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2012 Ford Focus air bags problems

55 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Ford Focus1% of all complaints for this model year.

55
Air Bags complaints
1%
share of all complaints
53,655 mi
median reported incident mileage
36 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My car was sitting ,in the driveway of my,home it was t-boned after which it spun around 90 degrees,it was damaged severely.The air bags did not deploy,I think they should've deployed. The car went to the shop and it has not been properly repaired,the body is structurally distorted ,and some of the…

    filed Jul 7, 2021

  • My two sons were turning left when they were t-boned by another vehicle. My sons vehicle was struck in the right rear. The side air bags went off but not the two fronts. Also their seat belts did not tighten. Bc of this both sons suffered tbi's, one very severe and is still recovering. The other…

    filed May 6, 2021

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

Air Bags problems in other Focus years

YearReportsShare
2018 Focus91%
2017 Focus152%
2016 Focus151%
2015 Focus182%
2014 Focus321%
2013 Focus261%
2011 Focus65%
2010 Focus124%
2009 Focus2210%
2008 Focus2610%
2007 Focus11830%
2006 Focus3919%
Focus air bags problems by year →

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.