There are 8 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2003 Ford F-350 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 8 of 8 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AS OF YET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK FRACTURE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE HE CRASHED INTO TWO TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
THE SEAT BELT LATCH IN THE REAR OF MY 2003 FORD F350 4DR QUIT WORKING APPROX 1 YEAR AGO. THE BUTTON STAYS IN SO IT WILL NOT LATCH. I THOUGHT THE SEAT BELTS HAD A LONGER WARRANTY, SO I WASN'T TO CONCERNED TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR THE CAM POSITION SENSOR (7.3L DIESEL), SO WHILE IT WAS IN, I ASKED ABOUT THE SEATBELT. THEY SAID MY WARRANTY WAS OUT BY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND COULD NOT HELP ME. I EVEN CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AGAIN NO HELP. I HAVE AN 88 CHEVY TRUCK AND A 95 GMC AND HAVE HAD NO SEATBELT ISSUES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE BELTS SHOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS, AND THE FACT THAT IT WENT BAD AT AROUND 4 YEARS IS EVEN WORSE. *TR
CAR ACCIDENT, MY TRUCK'S BACK END STARTED TO SKID, I SIDE SWIPED THE JERSEY BARRIERS AND WENT BACK ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND WENT THROUGH THE GUARD RAILS. THE TRUCK WENT DOWN THE RAVINE AND FLIPPED OVER END OVER END LANDING ON ITS ROOF.
WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER FRONT SEAT BELTS LOCKED, RESTRAINING THE DRIVER, EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN FULL THROTTLE. THIS RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION, ANDTHEN A COLLISION WITH A PARKED VEHICLE. NO REPORT OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. *AK
THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAGS PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. *SCC *JB
THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE REPLACED WITH BUCKLES THAT EXTENDED EIGHT TO TEN INCHES. WHEN THE SEAT BELTS WERE USED THE BUCKLES WERE POSITIONED ON PASSENGER'S ABDOMEN WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE PROBLEMS DURING A COLLISION. *AK
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: Sep 3, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.