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2003 Ford Ford Truck Air bags Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
17%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
38,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Ford Ford Truck, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,000 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.

“I was driving my 2003 Ford expedition to my children's school on friday, sept 30, 2005, at 8 am. While driving down the road, the driver's airbag deployed. The truck has not been wrecked, hit, or in any kind of accident. There was no reason for the airbag to suddenly & unexpectedly deploy while I was driving. Ford has taken no responsibility. In fact, consumer affairs has not yet called us back (after they told us they would call in 2 day, then 7 days, but no response yet.) the Ford dealership (who has the truck) has not taken any action either. The rep has still not shown up from memphis. …”

NHTSA complaint #10140401, filed 2005-10, 38,000 miles

“On july 30, 2005,we were totally stopped, waiting to make a left turn when we were struck from behind by a driver going about 50 MPH (in a 30 MPH zone). We were in a 2003 Ford windstar sport van with quad-captian seats. Our front seats both collapsed backward and mine on the passenger struck our 9-yr old son who was directly behind me. He is small for his age. He had a bump on his forehead, and his knee, and still has muscle pain in the thigh of this leg. If there had been a full-size adult sitting behind either front seat, there could have been very serious injuries. …”

NHTSA complaint #10133793, filed 2005-08

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2003217%
200238%
2000312%
199939%
199515%
1993114%

Other parts of the 2003 Ford Ford Truck

Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 Ford Ford Truck

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 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