1997 Ford Club Wagon Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 1997 Ford Club Wagon, 4% of the 28 complaints for this model year. 1 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 passenger's side airbag deployed during a broadside collison. This severely injured my 13 year old son who is 5'2 tall. The cover of the metal airbag flew up, strking him in the face and causing a 4inch deep larceration on his forehead, requiring stitches and plastic surgery. He was wearing his seatbelt at the time. I think the design of this airbag cover is atrocious and dangerous. We have photos of him and the airbag. We want to know if samething would happen again if we purchase the same vehicle model year 1999, even if it now is a reduced force airbag--the cover design looks the same.”
NHTSA complaint #704846, filed 1999-03Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 1997 Ford Club Wagon
8 complaintsTires
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 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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