Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford f-150. While driving approximately 40 MPH the air bag light on the instrument panel began to blink. The contact stated that sometime it remained on constantly. The failure had been on going for almost a year. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for the failure. He contacted the manufacturer and was advised that his vehicle was not part of recall 11v107000(air bags:frontal:driver side inflator module) which included 2004-2006 ford f-150 and that the air bag could deploy and kill him. They advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer at his expense for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 307,000.
1998 Ford F-150: airbag warning light
5 of the 1,381 complaints about the 1998 Ford F-150 describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
I have a 1998 ford f150 airbag light stays on after I start truck.
Air bag light comes on and stays on. The speedometer failed also this happened three separate times. Dealer has not identified or corrected the problem.
Passenger side airbag warning light come on.
Driver parked vehicle and turned vehicle off; the next morning the fan was running and the airbag light would not go out; when driver started up the engine, the engine check light came on and the speedometer had stopped working.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Ford F-150 airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 1998 Ford F-150?
5 of 1,381 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford F-150 (0%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Ford F-150?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Ford F-150
Fire or smoke 73Ball joint 69Tire blowout 64Adaptive cruise 53Engine failure 39Fuel leak 28Knocking 26ABS 22Overheating 20No deployment 19Won't start 16Brake failure 15Sudden acceleration 15Stalling 14Wipers 14Grinding brakes 11Transmission failure 11Power steering loss 10Water leak 10Check engine light 8Headlights 8Loss of power 8Door locks 7Fuel smell 7Jerking 6Won't shift 6Coil spring 5Misfire 5
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