Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford Explorer has 21 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
21
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Airbag lights kept going on and off and now stays on giving code B1212. It is a safety issue since ... |
| Feb 26, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light suddenly comes on for the last few weeks. I did some research and found that when the ... |
| Mar 11, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Air bag light on dash is on. Comes on and have taken it in several times to be fixed only to come b... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | AIR BAGS | 2/17/21 MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON... BUT WHEN I LOOKED FOR A RECALL OR WHAT TO DO IT SAYS I DON'T HAVE... |
| Jan 4, 2020 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WEEK NOW. TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE WIRING IS... |
| Jun 3, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE SAME COMMON PROBLEM WITH EVERY SINGLE 2012 FORD EXPLORER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND POSSIBLY ... |
| Apr 17, 2019 | AIR BAGS | ON 4/17/2019 MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ITS NOT BLINKING JUST SOLID ITS BEEN ALMOST A WEEK AND LIGHT I... |
| Apr 16, 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AND OFF ON MY CAR FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. FORD FIXED ISSUE ONE TIME UNDER... |
| Jul 26, 2018 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES SOON AFTER BEING FIXED AT DEALER. LITERALLY WENT ON PRIOR TO DRIVING HOME ... |
| Jul 10, 2018 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE BY THE DEALER BUT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN... |
| May 1, 2018 | AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE WIPERS WILL RANDOMLY TURN ON EVEN IF THE SWITCH IS OFF. I HAVE FOUND THAT I HAVE TO TURN THE WIP... |
| Dec 7, 2017 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. IT DOES NOT FLASH IT'S JUST ON ALL THE TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN ... |
| Aug 11, 2017 | AIR BAGS | ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS COM... |
| Jul 30, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICAT... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY DESPITE BEING CHECKED. I SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WI... |
| May 4, 2016 | AIR BAGS | THE SEAT BELT SIGN KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THEY HAVE CORRE... |
| Dec 1, 2015 | AIR BAGS | VEHICLE HAS AN ILLUMINATED AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT SUPPOSEDLY DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN TO ELECTRICAL CON... |
| Oct 14, 2015 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG CONNECTOR CORROSION. MULTIPLE CONNECTORS. HAS HAPPENED EVERY YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED THE VE... |
| Nov 12, 2014 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TH... |
| Sep 1, 2014 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT I... |