Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Ford Explorer has 78 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
78
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | AIR BAGS | air bag light illumination on occasion, ford confirmed and suggested $1000 repair. seems like a safe... |
| Dec 3, 2024 | AIR BAGS | As I was driving the vehicle the airbags deployed without a collision. I was in the car with my wife... |
| Oct 2, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The passenger side knee airbag went off in an accident causing my dad to have severe lacerations to ... |
| Sep 28, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Air Bag light on. Per Dealer service center diagnostics, driver side air bag module FB5Z*78043B13*A... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illumin... |
| Apr 12, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Airbags notification is on |
| Feb 15, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Jan 26, 2024 | AIR BAGS | 2016 Ford Explorer. the air bag warning light was illuminated it was coming off and on and now stays... |
| Nov 2, 2023 | AIR BAGS,LANE DEPARTURE,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Back up camera went out and later came on. Today we have been driving the last hour with airbag indi... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Car has inflatable seatbelt in the second row bucket seats. I am unable to find any car seats that a... |
| Sep 8, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while crossing an intersection at 35 ... |
| Jul 31, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Recently noticed a yellow airbag light appearing on the instrument panel. Took the vehicle to the d... |
| Jul 29, 2023 | AIR BAGS | In July 2023 my airbag light appeared on my instrument panel. I checked seat belts but all was good.... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | The airbag fault light on the dash of my 2016 Ford Explorer recently illuminated. I took it to Chris... |
| Apr 28, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminat... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The water pump goes out and blows the engine. Leave your stranded. They put this engine and makes it... |
| Jan 27, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Air bag warning light illuminated with diagnostic trouble code B141B and/or B141C as listed in Ford ... |
| Jan 1, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light came on. Took the vehicle to local Ford Dealer, we we told it was a failure of the seco... |
| Dec 30, 2022 | AIR BAGS | Courtesy Ford in Rome Georgia refused to resolve the 2nd row airbag issue covered under CSP 21B11 du... |
| Dec 28, 2022 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | The 2nd row seatbelts in my 2016 Ford Explorer contain mini-airbags. There is a design flaw that ca... |