There are 4 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2004 Ford Excursion in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING HAS BROKEN WHICH AS TRIGGERED A AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO MY HORN AND CONTROLS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE CLOCKSPRING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND ISNT AVAILABLE. NEED A SOLUTION TO THIS ASAP
AFTER BEING CUT OFF AND LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE I HIT THE GUARD RAIL HEAD ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE FLIPPED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ALONG A LOCAL ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT TO AVOID WILDLIFE. THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT "BROKE". AFTER INVESTIGATING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT STITCHING FAILED AT THE POINT WHERE THE BELT LOOPS AROUND THE ANCHOR POINT MOUNTED TO THE FLOOR. THE SEAT BELT HAD PULLED FREE OF THE ANCHOR POINT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXCURSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED AND THREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME PARTIALLY INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 235,000.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.