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1997 Ford Taurus airbags problems

The 1997 Ford Taurus has 42 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 4% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

42

Airbags complaints

4%

Share of year

25

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 1997 Ford Taurus have?

NHTSA has 42 complaints about the 1997 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.