Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Ford focus has 25 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
25
Complaints
1
Recalls
14
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THE DRI...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Airbag light came on. The vehicle has 123,000 on it. It just recently came on the dash while drivi... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | AIR BAGS | I purchased a 2008 Ford Focus from my father (now deceased). The airbag warning light has been on. ... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | AIR BAGS | MY SON REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 MPH AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY OTHER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED |
| Jun 5, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE CAR REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. |
| Mar 22, 2019 | AIR BAGS | MY VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | AIR BAGS | BBOUGHT THE CAR FROM PRIVATE PARTY AND BROUGHT IT TO A SHOP TO BE LOOKED OVER THE BAD A MANCANIC TOO... |
| Jul 25, 2018 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS | "TAKATA RECALL" THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT REGISTERING THAT THERE'S SOMEONE SITTING THERE WHO 5'5" AN... |
| Jul 10, 2018 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | "TAKATA RECALL" THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT STAYS PUSHED IN WHEN YOU PUSH THE RED RELEASE BUTTON TO TAKE O... |
| Aug 15, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE... |
| Mar 8, 2017 | AIR BAGS | I WAS DRIVING A FORD FOCUS 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH IN TRAFFIC AND DROVE DIRECTLY INTO THE BA... |
| Dec 21, 2014 | AIR BAGS | I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED A TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THERE WAS... |
| Nov 19, 2014 | AIR BAGS | MY CAR SPUN AND HIT A GUARD RAIL ON THE BACK BUMPER. THIS THEN PUSHED THE CAR ACROSS THE ROAD WHERE... |
| Nov 14, 2014 | AIR BAGS | 2008 FORD FOCUS AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN CAR CRASH, CAR FLIPPED ONE AND A HALF TIMES AFTER SPINNIN... |
| May 2, 2014 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | I WAS DRIVING NW ON SR626 ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN A WHITE CAR PULLED FROM STOP SIGN STRIKING MY CAR IN TH... |
| May 25, 2013 | AIR BAGS | I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN MY 2008 FORD FOCUS. IT WAS A VERY HIGH SPEED IMPACT... |
| Oct 16, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WA... |
| Apr 18, 2012 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CONSTANT... |
| Nov 10, 2011 | AIR BAGS | I WAS TRAVELING ON INDUSTRIAL BLVD WHEN AN ELDERLY COUPLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. WITH NO TIME T... |
| Aug 16, 2010 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT TH... |
| May 21, 2010 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR |