2014 Ford C-MAX Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 5%of 80 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2014 Ford C-MAX, 5% of the 80 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,500 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was in a major accident (while driving on the highway, hit in the rear and pushed off the highway into a guard rail) my car was totaled and my airbags never deployed. It looks like my vehicle's make model and year were supposed to be part of a recall involving the airbag but we were never contacted and the dealer never acted on a recall.”
NHTSA complaint #11150047, filed 2018-11, 53,000 miles“Air bag warning light stays on continuously - defect/malfunction per owner's manual. Other years of the same model has been id and recall is affect for the same airbag warning light problem and possible failure or deployment of the airbag upon impact. The dealer is reluctant to check it until I provided a recall # 14s04 for the other years affected.”
NHTSA complaint #10956017, filed 2017-02, 50,000 miles“While driving my 2014 Ford CMAX Hybrid, I struck a deer at approximately 55 mph. There is moderate damage to my front end, but during the crash, my airbags did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11536821, filed 2023-08Related recalls
- 14V237000May 7, 2014Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 C-MAX, and Escape vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the restraint control module (RCM)…Covers: Ford C-MAX 2013–2014, Escape 2013–2014
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2014 Ford C-MAX
20 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsSteering
14 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
9 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Ford C-MAX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology