2016 Ford Explorer Airbags Problems

The rear seats in my 2016 ford explorer platinum have a know air bag issue that ford said is not a safety issue when addressed. It is a know issue by ford and they refuse to fix it because it is not under recall. The air bag light illuminate due to a worn or damaged connection to the rear inflatable seat belt connector which in turn will cause the rear airbags to not deploy during an accident.

As I was driving the vehicle the airbags deployed without a collision. I was in the car with my wife and 2 month old son. Had we been going full speed it could've been much worse than it was.

The passenger side knee airbag went off in an accident causing my dad to have severe lacerations to both legs and a sprained ankle. Those were his only injuries from the accident. All caused by one airbag.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while crossing an intersection at 35 MPH, another driver crashed on the driver's side of the vehicle resulting in a T-bone collision. The air bags did not deploy upon impact.

Air bag warning light illuminated with diagnostic trouble code B141B and/or B141C as listed in Ford TSB 15-0113. Independent service center identified the problem and confirmed that the circuit / wires had been severed and the airbag would not have deployed.

The 2nd row seatbelts in my 2016 Ford Explorer contain mini-airbags. There is a design flaw that causes the connection to the seatbelts to fail, disabling all airbags in the vehicle. Ford issued a CSP in January of 2021 and was supposed to notify all owners of all affected vehicles.

Air bag light came on randomly one day, diagnostics indicated it was an issue with the wiring harness under the rear passenger second-row seating. This area is inaccessible so accidental disconnection is unlikely. I was told that the airbags will not deploy in the event of an accident when the airbag light is on.

My airbags light is on and none will deploy in the event of an accident and is not covered by any warranty. Unacceptable and very dangerous many owners are reporting this issue.

There is an airbag warning light on the dashboard. It is due to a circuit failure or a broken cord leading to the driver side middle row seatbelt airbag. This is not normal wear and tear but a safety item design by ford that has failed in the vehicle.

Airbag warning light indicator came on. Ford dealership (sound ford renton,wa) performed $150 diagnostic which produce code stored in rcm "b141b" for 2nd row driver side inflatable seat belt deployment control using oasis the dealer found TSB 16--0001. This service bulletin replaces the connectors for the left and right second row seating airbag control and re-routes harness.

Airbag light comes on - when light is on airbags do not deploy in case of an accident. Took to dealer told wiring harness under back seats need replaced, not covered under warranty. This is an issue with more than just my vehicle.

My 2016 ford explorer sport's airbag light is on. It started randomly being on about 2 months ago and now this week it's been lit up every time I start the engine. I read on other forum sites that this seems to be a big issue with many ford explorers and the issue results in the airbags not deploying in an accident.

2016 ford explorer knee airbag injury-on 7/13/2018 while driving on a city street, a low speed/low impact collision occurred (<10 MPH), impact to the right front triggering passenger knee airbag to deploy causing serious leg injuries to properly belted 72 year old female passenger.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 35 MPH, the contact rear ended another vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed.

I was driving on I-94 east in harrison twp, mi on 3/9/18. I was traveling a 70 MPH. I heard something and suddenly I am saw white all around me like a tunnel.

2016 ford explorer. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle rear seat airbag shoulder straps location with child booster seat attached. *smd the consumer stated the airbag strap is to close to the child's face and could cause an injury if deployed.

A week ago the vehicle showed 45 miles till empty. Backed out of the drive way to get gas and the car lost all power. Dash showed engine light and air bag.

The water pump goes out and blows the engine. Leave your stranded. They put this engine and makes it to the point you can't fix and cost over 5,000 to fix sounds like lots of issues why the hell has this not been recalled.

I have a 2016 explorer which has 2nd row airbag seatbelts. When purchasing my car it was explained to me that rear airbag seatbelts were the best safety feature for children. I did not have children at the time.

air bag light illumination on occasion, ford confirmed and suggested $1000 repair. seems like a safety issue that is a manufacturer defect. vehicle has been maintained and rear seat rarely used.

Air Bag light on. Per Dealer service center diagnostics, driver side air bag module FB5Z*78043B13*AA defective. Module replaced, however air bag light on persists.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the contact was informed that the failure was related to the front passenger's side seat and the second-row rear passenger's side seat.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front driver's side air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently, however, the failure had occurred three times.

2016 Ford Explorer. the air bag warning light was illuminated it was coming off and on and now stays on. took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that the vehicle was not under recall for the failure.

Car has inflatable seatbelt in the second row bucket seats. I am unable to find any car seats that are safe to use in this vehicle once you move from tether position Have visited local dealership and called Ford for assistance. None of which are able to assist with this which puts children in great harm as no car seat can be safely used

In July 2023 my airbag light appeared on my instrument panel. I checked seat belts but all was good. I had the ford dealer diagnose and they said that the rear seat belt airbag was out of compliance.

Recently noticed a yellow airbag light appearing on the instrument panel. Took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that there was previously a recall for this issue, and that a repair was performed. However, the issue has now resurfaced.

The airbag fault light on the dash of my 2016 Ford Explorer recently illuminated. I took it to Christian Brothers Automotive, who did a complete diagnostics check. They determined that the inflatable seat belt should read 2.2 Ohms but it reading at 5.5 Ohms, which is causing the light to illuminate.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel, causing the deactivation of all the other air bags. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed failures with the seat belt wiring harness and seat belt pretensioner on the second row.

The contact owns 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the passenger’s side air bag wiring harness was faulty.

Courtesy Ford in Rome Georgia refused to resolve the 2nd row airbag issue covered under CSP 21B11 during a known air bag light issue while in their service department in 12/22. Dealer has been non responsive, Ford Customer Relations has placed negative feedback against the dealership, however there currently is no resolve.

Ford issued a customer satisfaction program 21B11 regarding the 2nd row seat belt worn or damaged electrical connection which results in the air bag light illuminating. My vehicle is doing this after arguing with the dealership because they did not want to fix it. Only to get my vehicle scheduled on 01/24/23, and this expired on 1/21/23 so Ford will not pay to fix the problem

Airbag light came on. Took the vehicle to local Ford Dealer, we we told it was a failure of the second row seatbelt inflator connectors. Initially told this would not affect the front airbags, so repair was unnecessary.

My 2016 Ford Explorer air bag warning light come on with under 85,000 miles. I took it to the dealership and it was diagnosed with the code B141B/B141C as an issue with the wiring harness regarding the second row inflatable seat belt.

My airbag light on the dash came on after starting the vehicle and will not go off. I took it to a Ford dealership and was told it was the wiring that goes to the 2nd row airbags and I would need to replace the wiring harness. The cost was estimated $1260.00.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 71 MPH, the contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

Air bag dashboard light turned in January 2022 until now part is back order. Secondly over heating problems at 60 MPH on July 16, 2022 I was told it was the cooling fans and was fixed and didn’t fixed the problem now I was told is the active grilled shutters malfunctioning

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that the vehicle was not under recall for the failure.

Airbag light on dash came on right after 100k mile warranty. I had Ford repair it and paid out of pocket, because I have a family and I would like to be safe. The issue has come back less than 4 months later and based on multiple online complaints, it seems to be never ending.

Front passenger seat safety and airbag system. Problem was diagnosed several times at the service Dept of my Ford Dealer. The final diagnosis indicated that a part in the seat called a bladder is not working properly and needs to be replaced for the PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG TO WORK.

The airbag light came on. We took it to a dealer to diagnose. They found that the fault was in the 2nd row seat inflator.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that upon the start of her vehicle, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact then took the vehicle to a dealer where they linked her failure to a customer satisfaction program; however, her vehicle was not included.

Air bag warning light fluctuates on/off at times. Connection pins under rear passenger seat appears to be the cause. No contact of pins

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that starting the vehicle, he noticed the airbag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact called the local dealer to schedule an appointment to have the vehicle inspected however, the dealer would not be able to inspect the vehicle for several weeks due to a staffing shortage.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that previously the air bag warning light was illuminated however, the warning light disappeared independently.

Air bag light came on and I took it to Vancouver Auto Group. Finding from diagnose electrical system include: RCM: B141B:13, checked oasis, TSB 16-0001 applies, checked behind second row seat and inspected connectors C3133 and C3133 and C3134, connectors have not yet been rerouted and replaced, recommended wire in new pigtails and reroute wiring harness in both seats and retest.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the 2nd row seating air bag warning light was illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined.

Vehicle has a known airbag malfunction that is covered by a manufacturer published service bulletin. Ford and their Dealerships refuse to perform published safety service bulletin without charging for parts and labor. Ford and dealerships response to issue is that without the at owner cost repair of the faulty safety restraint, the entire safety system may not function.

My airbags light comes on and stays on someone's and I looked it up in my owners manual and it says to get it checked immediately due to a malfunction with the [XXX] bags. My problem is when I called them the light had went back out. Everytime it comes on and stays on I'm nowhere near my dealer.

Vehicle displays air bag warning light. Dealership stated it is due to electrical connection under rear seat. Cost to repair $700-1000.

My airbag light came on and the ford dealer warned me that the airbags would not deploy until I got the issue fixed. This is a known issue by ford, as they have issued TSB it. My explorer sport is 4 months over the 5 year/60,000 mile power train warranty, so I contacted assurant solutions because I bought a 72 month/75,000 mile extended warranty through usaa on 1/6/2016.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact stated that the air bags warning light remained illuminated on the instrumental panel. The contact took the vehicle to koons ford of annapolis (2540 riva road, annapolis, md 21401, (410-224-2100) to have a diagnostic test performed.

Broken clock spring causing disabling of airbag protection. Cost to repair $541.10

Upon starting my car for the third time that day my air bag light came on and does not go off. I also have a problem with it occasionally not registering my drivers seatbelt as buckled or unbuckled.

S air bag light is on, check and advise srs airbag light is on. Manufacturer and dealership are aware of the issue and have a TSB for the issue but are not covering under vehicle warranty or recall.

Airbag warning light illuminated on vehicle. Checked all wires under the seat and none are loose or damaged. Searched topic online and appears to be a known issue.

I have a 2016 ford explorer platinum and I took the car into the ford dealership with around 40-45,000 miles bc the airbag light had came on. Turns out I would have to pay out of pocket for the fix bc its not a recall even with it being still under warranty. As I have looked more and more into this it really needs to be one.

Rear airbag seatbelt feature malfunctions by triggering airbag warning light on dash board. Obd diagnostic produces no error codes. Warning light is intermittent and most common after rear passengers use seat belts.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact stated that the air bags warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to be diagnosed.

Another 2016 explorer with an airbag malfunction. Obdii check is not showing any faults. I haven't taken it to dealer yet, but I am assuming it's the same or similar fault to what others are seeing on here and elsewhere.

Air bag light keeps coming on. Right now it is at the dealership, hopefully to be fixed

Airbag indicator light stays on. Checked with obd, no codes. Took to dealer and they stated that they would need to remove all the seats and rewire.

The air bag light is on. Dealership found code b141b and b141c to second row seat belts and recommended replacing pigtails. $431.46 quote for parts seems excessive for something that is in a 2016 car.

Airbag light came on around 50,000, was told harness needed to be replaced under driver's seat due to wires fraying from seat movement. Work was done under warranty. Mileage now around 92,000, airbag light again intermediately illuminated while driving, after taking it back to dealership was told it was the same exact problem and now it's an $1100 fix, not covered under warranty.

The airbag warning light has illuminated again and we contacted the local ford dealership in wasilla alaska to report the issue but they remain unhelpful. The quickest appoint is a month away and my wife uses this vehicle for transporting my children to and from school/appointment and basic everyday needs.

The airbag light came on. I took the vehicle to my local ford dealer. The computer code revealed a fault in the srs system causing a rear airbag not to function properly.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated without warning. The contact stated that the air bag harness needed to be replaced.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While operating the vehicle, the air bag sensor remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to elder ford (777 john r.

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 60 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact also stated that the check engine warning light and the air bag warning light were illuminated.

Airbags notification is on

Back up camera went out and later came on. Today we have been driving the last hour with airbag indicator on. Camera incident was 10-29-2023.

My driver side airbag light is on my dash I have plugged in and unplugged all of the seatbelts reset the airbag light and it stays off for a while. This is definitely a safety issue I understand it is either a sensor or they are having problems with the wiring harness this should be addressed in a recall.

Driving down the road and the air bag light comes on and now it wont go off. It stays on 24/7. This is an issue in many 2016 ford explorers and it has yet to be recalled.

I took my vehicle in for an airbag light and was told that the wire assembly located under the rear seat was damaged/faulty. This seems to be a very common issue (see links below) that required me to replace the wiring and was not covered under warranty but is a safety item that is well documented by others in online forums.

Airbag light comes on and stays on for weeks at a time and then comes off. This tends to happen when it rains.

Was warned of defective airbags., 2016 ford explorer sport.

I have a fume smelling like boiled eggs really strong coming inside my vehicle causing me to become nausea with headache and dizziness