1996 Ford E-150 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 59 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 112,000miles
- 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 E-150, 3% of the 59 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 112,000 miles. 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.
“1996 Ford f-150 2wd mileage 112,500 (well maintained) oss of steering resulting from something inside steering box disengaging. Causing no control from operator of vehicle. Vehicle pulled to right and hit parked car, once pass parked car vehecle continued to pull to right, over the lawn and hitting another parked car in drivway beforecoming to a stop ntire incident took 3 seconds. I was on I side street close to home doing about 30-35 MPH, had it been a highway, people could have been killed. Lso air bag did not deploy why! Please see if there are any other complaints like this!”
NHTSA complaint #10106104, filed 2005-01, 112,000 miles“Driving at approximatly 70 MPH down interstate ,consumer went to push horn noticed smoke was coming from steering wheel driver's air bag deployed, causing injuries.”
NHTSA complaint #830415, filed 1998-11Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 8% |
| 2005 | 3 | 19% |
| 2003 | 1 | 5% |
| 2002 | 1 | 4% |
| 2000 | 3 | 6% |
| 1999 | 5 | 6% |
| 1997 | 3 | 3% |
| 1996 | 2 | 3% |
| 1995 | 2 | 3% |
| 1994 | 5 | 4% |
| 1993 | 3 | 4% |
| 1992 | 5 | 8% |
Other parts of the 1996 Ford E-150
14 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsTires
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Ford E-150
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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