Problems · by component
2014 Ford Fusion Energi air bags problems
45 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Fusion Energi cite air bags, 3% of all 1,348 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
45
3% of all complaints
Crashes
10
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
15
Reported by owners
What owners say about the air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The airbag light stays on, even though it has never been deployed. The dealership cannot determine why the airbag light stays on. My last vehicle inspection was on 07/11/2024, at Schicker Ford of St. Louis.”
“The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the sternum of the steering wheel where the front driver's side air bag was located was popping out, and the front driver's side air bag was visible and seemed to be partially deployed. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to the take the vehicle to their location for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under Ford Campaign Number: 19K02. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.”
““Temporarily lost communication with the Climate System” error. Alert suddenly came on while driving, no prior issues or signs of error. Windows will not go down, air conditioner will not come on, cannot use climate touch screen or control volume from dash.”
“The contact leased a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 16V875000 (Air Bags) and 18V167000 (Steering) and 22V413000 (Power Train) would like to be removed from the recall distribution list as he no longer has a lease on the vehicle. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted.”
“I was making your left turn into a parking spot and suddenly I've got lights on my dash service advanced track check rear Park aid ABS light on traction control lights on airbag light on and power steering got tight”
“The yellow air bag light remains on constantly, indicating that there is an air bag malfunction. I believe there was an airbag recall on this vehicle, but I don't remember since I had five cars at one time.”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.