There are 11 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2001 Ford Excursionin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
DRIVER SEAT BELT UNLATCHES ON OCCASION AFTER BEING FULLY ENGAGED. SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION THAT RESULTED IN A RECALL IN 2001. WE DID TAKE THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME FOR THE RECALL. *TR
I BOUGHT THE 2001 EXCURSION AUG 25, 08. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DIS-ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FORD SAID THEIR IS NOT A RECALL ON MY EXCURSION, AND THE WARRANTY FOR SEAT BELTS IS ONLY 5 YEARS. *TR
WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THIS ACCIDENT COVERED MY 2001 FORD EXCURSION FROM THE CENTER FRONT OF THE CAR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED IN THE CRASH. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT SOME TREES. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM
THE SEAT BELT BROKE.*JB WEBBING WAS CUT IN THREE SEATING POSITIONS. THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE MIDDLE ROW AND THE THIRD ROW SEAT. SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEAT APPEARS TO BEEN CUT WITH A RAZOR. *TC
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH AS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
SAFETY BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MIDDLE BENCH WILL NOT LATCH. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE PART WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED FOR SOME TIME BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD A MYRIAD OF EXCUSES SUCH AS WRONG PARTS, WRONG TOOLS OR BACKORDERED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT 50 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONSUNERS VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *JB CONSUMER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE SITTING IN FRONT OF HERS AND TOTALLED THAT VEHICLE, THERE WERE 4 INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *SCC
FRONT IMPACT AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE ROLLED, THEN SLID INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER SUFFERED SPINE INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*JB *SLC
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS COMING UNLATCHED. SEAT BELT HAS TO BE FORCED TO KEEP FROM COMING LOOSE. CONTACTING DEALER. *AK DEALER REPLACED. *SLC
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