Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Ford explorer has 24 NHTSA airbags complaints and 0 airbags-related recalls.
24
Complaints
0
Recalls
10
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | UNKNOWN |
| Sep 8, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Aug 16, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at 15 MPH... |
| Apr 16, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rear driver’s side air bag warnin... |
| Apr 14, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The air bag light is illuminated as a result of a worn/damaged connection to the rear inflatable sea... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light on my vehicle comes on quite often. If there is a passenger sitting in the seat, it... |
| Sep 30, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air b... |
| Jun 22, 2024 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | This is the second time again 15 minutes that I've had to continue to put in these complaints about ... |
| Apr 4, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The air bag warning light came on solid (on solid, not blinking). |
| Oct 14, 2022 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Husband returning home, pulled into carport and as he removed foot from accelerator to brake, accele... |
| Oct 10, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illumin... |
| Dec 6, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light on driver's side goes on randomly, seems with automatic movement of seat each time ... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | AIR BAGS | My daughter and I had a car accident she was driving and I was in the passenger side on April 28 the... |
| Feb 26, 2020 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Airbag light illuminated on dash board. No airbags in vehicle working. Have taken vehicle to the dea... |
| Feb 6, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AI... |
| Dec 16, 2019 | AIR BAGS | WHEN STARTING I NOTICED THE FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON INDICATING A MALFUNCTION FURTHER EXAMINAT... |
| Apr 7, 2019 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | THE SECOND ROW SEATBELT AIRBAGS CONTINUE TO SET OFF THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND FORD ... |
| Jul 7, 2018 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC STOPPED ABRUPTLY, COLLISION WA... |
| Mar 28, 2018 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT STAY ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. GOES FROM ON TO O... |
| Jan 28, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT BECAME DR... |