Air Bags › Frontal1 injured
Filed Sep 2, 1999NY
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME OFF AND ON. THEN AIR BAG EXPLODED, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK
1998 Ford Bronco
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the airbags. No safety recall has been issued.
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Most common 1998 Ford Bronco problems
1 of the 2 complaints (50%) are about the airbags.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal · airbags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVisibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior
Filed Mar 19, 1999MI
THE LOCATION OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS TOO LOW, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRAFFIC WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
All 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2022| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 56 | 19 | 2 | 1 | Do not drive |
| 2024 | 82 | 16 | 4 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2023 | 230 | 18 | 3 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2022 | 386 | 23 | 2 | 0 | Above average |
| 2021 | 230 | 20 | 3 | 0 | Above average |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 81 | 2 | 23 | 2 | Fatalities reported |
| 1995 | 94 | 2 | 18 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1994 | 91 | 5 | 12 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 1990 | 56 | 1 | 13 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.