The 1999 Ford F-250 has 40 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.
40
Airbags complaints
6%
Share of year
31
Crash-involved
1
Related recalls
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. THE CAST TOW HOOKS CHANGES THE CRASH PULSE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONTAL BARRIER IMPACTS AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT CALIBRATED TO THIS NEW CRASH PULSE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY IN LOWER SPEED IMPACTS THAN DESIGN INTENT.
Consequence
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CAST TOW HOOKS WITH FORGED HOOKS.
NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 1999 Ford F-250 airbags — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.
Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the airbags: 98V303000.
Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.