2000 Ford F-150 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 69about this part
- Share
- 6%of 1,075 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 69 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Ford F-150, 6% of the 1,075 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,000 miles. 54 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I just purchased this truck yesterday 12/29/11 and I drove it home parked it and got in the vehicle this morning, started it and the airbag light began to flash at me and then stayed on my whole 1 hour drive to work. I have 4 children, and am afraid that the airbags are going to deploy while they are in the vehicle or not deploy if we are in a collision. If there is a recall please let me know, I need to get it fixed.”
NHTSA complaint #10441725, filed 2011-12, 147,056 miles“My family and I were traveling at approximately 55mph on a divided highway and were hit in the front of the truck by a car that was performing an illegal u-turn. The truck was totaled and neither airbag deployed. My wife, me and two children were hurt. I subsequently had a lower back fusion operation as a result of this accident. I believe that Ford is at fault based on faulty airbags. How is it possible that neither airbag deployed when there was a direct frontal impact at 55 MPH? I would like to obtain more information regarding potential airbag defects specific to this vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10578074, filed 2014-04, 15,000 miles“I was driving northbound on a 3 lane main road (2 lanes going one way, 1 lane going the other way) at about 40 MPH. While coming up to a t-intersection (I had the right of way, the sentra had a stop sign) about 20 to 30 feet from crossing the intersection, the sentra proceeded to cross my lanes to make her left turn. As I tried to avoid the accident I ended up hitting her sentra head on. After the impact my airbags did not deploy. As for her sentra the impact was on the front left tire so no airbags deployed in her car. I have a 2000 Ford F-150 and hit her head on....but no airbags deployed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10270154, filed 2009-05, 100,000 miles“Driver and passenger airbags deployed after a hard braking, the truck was not in motion at the time of deployment at a stop light. Both airbags caught on fire. Driver was pinned by the airbag causing foot to press on accelerator. Loc and blunt trauma to abdominal area, abrasions/burns on abdomen and chest.”
NHTSA complaint #10510359, filed 2013-05, 100,000 miles“- the contact owns a 2000 Ford f150. The contact stated that a collision occurred on a back road covered with snow. The contact stated that the shaft in the steering gear box to the pitman arm snapped. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the failure occurred and caused the crash. The air bags did not deploy. The contac did not know the extent of the damage. No police report was taken.”
NHTSA complaint #10180702, filed 2007-01, 123,923 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 4 | 1% |
| 2021 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020 | 10 | 1% |
| 2019 | 24 | 2% |
| 2018 | 38 | 2% |
| 2017 | 23 | 2% |
| 2016 | 36 | 2% |
| 2015 | 35 | 2% |
| 2014 | 31 | 2% |
| 2013 | 39 | 1% |
| 2012 | 37 | 2% |
| 2011 | 14 | 1% |
| 2010 | 19 | 2% |
| 2009 | 12 | 4% |
| 2008 | 29 | 8% |
| 2007 | 27 | 6% |
| 2006 | 48 | 8% |
| 2005 | 101 | 9% |
| 2004 | 85 | 4% |
| 2003 | 29 | 7% |
| 2002 | 35 | 4% |
| 2001 | 66 | 5% |
| 2000 | 69 | 6% |
| 1999 | 69 | 7% |
| 1998 | 42 | 3% |
| 1997 | 99 | 4% |
| 1996 | 23 | 7% |
| 1995 | 35 | 6% |
| 1994 | 94 | 14% |
| 1993 | 1 | 0% |
| 1991 | 4 | 1% |
| 1990 | 1 | 0% |
| 1989 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2000 Ford F-150
191 complaintsVehicle speed control
188 complaintsFuel system
152 complaintsEngine cooling
135 complaintsBrakes
80 complaintsSteering
68 complaintsBody and structure
66 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
47 complaintsSuspension
41 complaintsTires
34 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
27 complaintsEngine
23 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Ford F-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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