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1998 Ford Expedition airbags problems

The 1998 Ford Expedition has 20 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

20

Airbags complaints

2%

Share of year

18

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Expedition airbags complaints by model year59 complaints1997: 27 complaints1998: 20 complaints1999: 19 complaints2000: 35 complaints2001: 19 complaints2002: 16 complaints2003: 59 complaints2004: 49 complaints2005: 10 complaints2006: 16 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 4 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 1 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 3 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 5 complaints2016: 5 complaints2017: 11 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 16 complaints2020: 7 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Expedition airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1998 Ford Expedition have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1998 Ford Expedition airbags — 2% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.