There are 3 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2017 Ford Transitin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD TRANSIT. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, AND THE CONTACT WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID SUSTAIN INJURIES. THEY DID RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT RIB, A CUT ON THE BACK OF THEIR HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK. THE CONTACT DID HAVE THEIR THREE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH THEM. THE CHILDREN WERE NOT INJURED. THEY WERE STRAPPED INTO THEIR CAR SEATS. THE PERSON THAT CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. ONE OF THEIR SHOULDERS WAS DISLOCATED. THEY ROAD IN THE AMBULANCE WITH THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT DIDN'T KNOW IF THE PERSON RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION OR NOT. THEIR WAS A POLICE REPORT MADE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,850. *BF CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER ROW 2 LEFT DID NOT LOCK ON IMPACT CAR SEAT NOT RESTRAINED PROPERLY BY TRANSIT SEAT BELT. CHILD WAS NOT INJURED BY IMPACT. CRASH ID XXXXXXXX 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
I HAVE EXPERIENCED A CAR COLLISION DRIVING THE FORD TRANSIT 2017 MODEL WORK VAN. AS I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY A TRUCK WHICH FAILED TO YIELD TO TRAFFICK JUMPED OUT AHEAD CAUSING ME TO TBONE HIS DRIVER DOOR. I SLOWED DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD BUT HIT AT LEAST AT 40MPH IN WHICH MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY..THE TRUCK I HIT HAD BOTH BAGS DEPLOY BUT MINES DID NOT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY KNEES ARM AND TORSO..MY SEATBELTS DID NOT SECURE ME FROM HITTING THESE OBJECTS IN THE CAR AS WELL..I HAVE SUSTAINED FULL BODY INJURIES AND CURRENTLY RECOVERING
SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK WHEN VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED. BOLT HOLDING THE SEAT BELT HARNESS CAME OUT OF PILLAR AND WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER HIT HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AS A RESULT. INSURANCE IS REQUESTING THE VEHICLE BE RELEASED TO SCRAP BUT WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE EVIDENCE WILL NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED.
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.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026