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1996 Ford Taurus airbags problems

The 1996 Ford Taurus has 46 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

46

Airbags complaints

4%

Share of year

33

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Taurus airbags complaints by model year90 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 43 complaints1991: 57 complaints1992: 50 complaints1993: 65 complaints1994: 42 complaints1995: 62 complaints1996: 46 complaints1997: 42 complaints1998: 39 complaints1999: 40 complaints2000: 90 complaints2001: 66 complaints2002: 50 complaints2003: 49 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 28 complaints2006: 21 complaints2007: 7 complaints2008: 15 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 11 complaints2011: 8 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 11 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 5 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 2 complaints2019: 1 complaints
Taurus airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1996 Ford Taurus have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 1996 Ford Taurus airbags — 4% 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.