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2018 Ford Ecosport air bags problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2018 Ford Ecosport1% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Air Bags complaints
1%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owned a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 35 mph, he attempted to avoid a dog in the road, swerved into the oncoming lane of a two-lane road, and then crashed into a fence. During the failure, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The air bags…

    filed Aug 28, 2025

  • The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); but the recall repair failed to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated…

    filed Apr 30, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Ecosport years

YearReportsShare
2021 Ecosport31%
2020 Ecosport82%
2019 Ecosport51%
Ecosport air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.