Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2001 Ford F-150 has 63 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
63
Complaints
1
Recalls
43
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE INFLATOR CANISTER IN THE DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE MAY HAVE AN INADEQUATE WELD NEAR THE I...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL |
| Oct 29, 2017 | AIR BAGS | IT WAS RAINING, THE HIGHWAY WAS WET, AND I WAS DRIVING AT OR BELOW THE RATED SPEED LIMIT. WHAT I WAS... |
| Feb 24, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICL... |
| Jun 21, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED IN... |
| Feb 1, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE... |
| Apr 3, 2010 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACTS SON CRASHED ... |
| Dec 14, 2009 | AIR BAGS | I HAD JUST TURNED RIGHT. WHEN I LOOKED UP I SAW 4 HEAD LIGHTS. THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS PASSING IN A... |
| Sep 23, 2009 | AIR BAGS | WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 09/23/09 IN MY HUSBAND'S 2001 FORD F150 PICK UP TRUCK. WE HIT AN ... |
| Apr 29, 2008 | AIR BAGS | 2001 FORD F-150 FLEETSIDE INVOLVED IN A NEAR HEAD ON COLLISION. AIRBAGS FAILD TO DEPLOY. |
| Jun 2, 2007 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF THE CON... |
| Nov 1, 2006 | AIR BAGS | IN 2006 I WAS IN A REAR END COLLISION WHERE I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND FORCED INTO THE VEHICLE IN ... |
| Apr 7, 2006 | AIR BAGS | 2001 F150 CLOCK SPRING WAS REPAIRED. THE MALFUNCTION PREVENTED THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL FROM WORK... |
| Sep 12, 2005 | AIR BAGS | OUR VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON PAVED HIGHWAY JUST SOUTH OF WAUKOMIS, OK, AT APPROX. 6:45AM. A PICKUP P... |
| Apr 17, 2005 | AIR BAGS | AFTER SUSTAINING A FRONT END COLLISION, WHERE I SQUARELY IMPACTED THE REAR END OF SLOWLY MOVING LARG... |
| Mar 6, 2005 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | MY WIFE AND I WERE VISTING MY PARENTS WHEN WE WERE HEADING HOME. WE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WHILE P... |
| Jan 26, 2005 | AIR BAGS | A PERSON PULLED OUT ON ME FROM MY RIGHT. I HIT THEIR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. MORE THAN A FOOT OF MY FRA... |
| Apr 14, 2004 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 FORD F150 SUPERCREW LARIAT ON 4/14/04. HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY... |
| Feb 20, 2004 | AIR BAGS | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT, WHILE PULLING SLOWLY OU... |
| Sep 16, 2003 | AIR BAGS | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH... |
| Jul 3, 2003 | AIR BAGS | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER... |