1996 Ford Club Wagon Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 12%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 1996 Ford Club Wagon, 12% of the 17 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“The consumer was driving at 50 MPH on wet pavement, and vehicle started sliding, consumer lost control and hit a guardrail head on. Then vehicle rolled down a hill. Upon impact, driver's side air bag didn't deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #848262, filed 1999-09“Made a left hand turn into a vehicle and the driver's side airbag did not deploy. The rear seat belts, that lock down the wheel chairs, came unlatched. Please describe details.”
NHTSA complaint #812603, filed 1997-05Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Ford Club Wagon
6 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Ford Club Wagon
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.
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