2014 Ford Focus · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 28owner reports
- 22,000median miles
- 18involved a crash
Newest report Oct 6, 2023 · checked Oct 2, 2026
28 of the 2,452 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 28 reports
Airbag on other Focus years
No other Focus model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Focus year.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the airbags covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Focus
Burn injuries due to air bag deployment. Closed aug 15, 2003.
Inappropriate air bag deployment. Closed sep 18, 2002.
Air bag burn injuries/vehicle fires. Closed aug 16, 2002.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 13,000 and 63,000 miles, from the 19 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Unable to control vehicle in light rain conditions. Steering took me straight off the highway into a steel wire fence. Totalled the car with massive front end damage. Seat belt did not lock. Knocked window out with head during impact. The ONLY airbag to deploy was the knee airbag, shooting the hard plastic straight into my kneecap.”
Filed Oct 6, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 18 of 28 reports involved a crash and 13 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 134 reports
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- Loses power when accelerating 85 reports
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- Fuel pump failure 41 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 37 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 36 reports
- Transmission drops into neutral or downshifts on its own 34 reports
- Fuel smells, leaks, or the gauge reads wrong 30 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 28 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 28 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 27 reports