October 13,2018 entire wheel assembly driver front wheel came off while driving on hwy 64 rocky mount north carolina, cause my truck to hit guard rail, the air bag did not deploy which cause me serious injury to my neck, I did not have the protection of the air bag.
1998 Ford F-150: airbags did not deploy in a crash
19 of the 1,381 complaints about the 1998 Ford F-150 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact was the passenger in a 1998 ford f150 king cab that was involved in a head on collision,the vehicle struck a tree. The owner was driving 65 MPH. The road conditions were not a factor. The passenger side air bags did not deploy, and the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that six people were injured in the crash. The contact has a police report.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH there was a frontal impact with another vehicle and the driver side front airbag did not deploy. The contact's head hit the windshield and the contact's face hit the steering wheel. The vehicle was deemed totaled. The contact was hospitalized. A police report was taken.
Consumer states that when hit at 20mph in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified. Ts
While driving at night on a wet pavement consumer lost control of vehicle, resulting in a collision, and airbags did not deploy. Driver was injured, and vehicle totaled.
While traveling at 35-40 MPH another vehicle pulled out in front of consumer's vehicle, causing an accident. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy at any time. Please provide further information.
Vehicle was in low gear, consumer tried to slow down, applied brakes and vehicle kept going. Vehicle finally hit tree. Neither airbag deployed. *ak the air bags failed to deploy during the accident.
When striking a telephone pole at 40 MPH air bags did not deploy. Ford has not been contacted.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy. Vehicle was totalled.
Vehicle involved in a frontal collision of 35-40 MPH with another vehicle. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Dealer/manufacturer were not notified at this time. >please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Was driving vehicle at 20 MPH and had an accident, hit an oil truck. Upon impact, driver's side wire from air bag sensor was severed. Air bags failed to deploy. Front suffered extensive damage, and driver sustained a broken leg and lacerations across forehead.
While driving 35mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, the airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries to driver. Manufactuer has been notified. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Ford F-150 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Ford F-150?
19 of 1,381 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford F-150 (1%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
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 20Won'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 6Airbag light 5Coil spring 5Misfire 5
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