Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2001 Ford explorer has 46 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
46
Complaints
0
Recalls
31
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2017 | AIR BAGS,WHEELS | DRIVING ON FREEWAY FRONT DRIVER WHEEL FELL OFF CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL OVER. NO AIR BAG WAS INFLATED.... |
| Jan 3, 2016 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | I HAD AN ACCIDENT I JANUARY 2016 AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSE ME DAMAGE TO MY NECK AND BOTH SH... |
| Jul 7, 2014 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN 2014. |
| Oct 4, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE A... |
| Mar 10, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED I... |
| Jan 20, 2012 | AIR BAGS | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING AN ICE STORM AND LOST CONTROL OF HER 2001 FORD EXPLORER SP... |
| Jan 7, 2010 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE C... |
| Jun 10, 2009 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING OFF AND ON. DON'T KNOW IF AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY OR NOT IN CASE OF AN AC... |
| Apr 10, 2009 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER. HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CONT... |
| Feb 7, 2006 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | FEB 7TH 2006 I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DEPLOYED BOTH AIRBAGS. MY EXPLOR... |
| Nov 6, 2005 | AIR BAGS | I SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS ON A 2001 FORD SPORT TRAC. ... |
| Jul 28, 2005 | AIR BAGS | IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID AN CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT MY HUSBAND, ROBERT, VEERED OFF THE ROAD. OUR 2001... |
| Jul 20, 2004 | AIR BAGS | THE DRIVER WAS MERGING FROM THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE CENTER LANE WITHOUT WARNING, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CR... |
| Jul 17, 2004 | AIR BAGS | ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS THAT DID DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY EXPLORE... |
| Feb 3, 2004 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER FRONT-END COLLISION WITH SPEED OF APPROX. 25-30 MILES PER HOUR. RESULT... |
| Jan 1, 2004 | AIR BAGS | WE WERE TRAVELING 35MPH IN SNOWY/ICYCONDITIONS. WE SLID INTO A TELEPHONE POLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE A... |
| Oct 6, 2003 | AIR BAGS | ON THE OCT 6TH 2003 I WAS DRIVING THE FORD SPORT-TRAC AND SUFFERED A SEIZURE. I THEN LOST CONTROL OF... |
| Oct 6, 2003 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, DRIVER SUFFERED A SEIZURE. VEHICLE HIT THE POST, T... |
| Oct 6, 2003 | AIR BAGS | AFTER EXPERIENCING A SEIZURE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. VEHICL... |
| Sep 17, 2003 | AIR BAGS | AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND REMAIN ON. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND M... |