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2019 Ford Ecosport Air bags Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
1%of 462 total for the year
Median mileage
17,200miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2019 Ford Ecosport, 1% of the 462 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,200 miles. 4 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.

“2019 Ecosport struck a pole on the right side and several rocks that bent the left front control arm assembly and bent the frame. It drove the left front wheel into the car frame. The vehicle went airbound and continued through a flower bed constructed of paver stones 18 high. The destruction of the flower bed further destroyed the undercarriage with the drivetrain pushed backwards. The car landed and eventually stopped. The airbags did not deploy and driver suffered a severed spine and later died.”

NHTSA complaint #11405877, filed 2021-03, 19,000 miles

“About 2 weeks ago airbag censor light came on dash and stays on now indicating something wrong with one of our airbags, we just got our car back on March 8th 2024, it only has a little over 44,000 miles on our car, the dealership we got it at is supposed to look at it and see what's wrong with it, I've read about all the recalls for this year and model our car has, we didn't know anything about any recalls for our car when we purchased it, just read about them today, I also read about the Tanaka airbag recall that is making it dangerous to drive your car, when we go this Wednesday to have…”

NHTSA complaint #11594404, filed 2024-06

“The contact owned a 2019 Ford Ecosport. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at approximately 30 MPH, a van crashed into the passenger side. No warning lights were illuminated, and all air bags failed to deploy. The contact's daughter sustained unknown injuries and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The insurance company sent an investigator and the vehicle was deemed totaled. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,200.”

NHTSA complaint #11497100, filed 2022-12, 17,200 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022217%
202131%
202092%
201951%
2018101%

Other parts of the 2019 Ford Ecosport

Engine cooling
215 complaints
Engine
195 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
51 complaints
Fuel system
35 complaints
Other or unknown
29 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Brakes
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
12 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Ford Ecosport

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