Recall Register

1985 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1985 Ford Mustang. The newest campaign is 92V063000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Apr 1992. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has 16 complaints on file for this model year. 4 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 92V063000, in the NHTSA record

Ford will repair the safety belts experiencing this condition regardless of vehicle age or condition.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 320,008 units in total.

  1. 92V063000Received . 306,000 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The plastic sleeve in the front safety belt tongue assembly which retains the lock bar can deteriorate from prolonged exposure to sunlight and become displaced, causing the tongue to detach from the safety belt webbing.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the tongue detaches from the safety belt webbing, thesafety belt would not attach to itself, resulting in increased risk of injuryto the seat occupant in the event of a sudden stop or vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Ford will repair the safety belts experiencing this condition regardless of vehicle age or condition.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 85V068000Received . 14,008 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Power Assist / Vacuum

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brake booster rear shells may have reduced wall thicknesses which could cause the shell to break. Consequence of defect: repeated brake use could cause the shell to crack and the booster assembly to come apart. Service brakes capability would be totally lost without warning and could result in an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Inspect and if necessary replace the power brake booster assembly.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

16 complaints, 22 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1985 Ford Mustang: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Seat Belts4
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Electrical System3
Engine and Engine Cooling3
Power Train2
Visibility1
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Interior Lighting1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Steering1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
4
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
30 Jan 2009

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1985 Ford Mustang, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 7 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1985 Ford Mustang
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA91003Engineering analysisSAFETY BELT TONGUE BREAKSSeat Belts29 Oct 199030 Apr 199292V063000
PE89118Preliminary evaluationSPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTIONEquipment19 Apr 19896 Sep 1989
PE87028Preliminary evaluationSTALLINGElectrical System1 May 198721 Jan 1988
EA86010Engineering analysisSEATBACK FAILURESeats26 Mar 198628 Jul 198986V082000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19650
  2. 19660
  3. 19674
  4. 19681
  5. 19693
  6. 19702
  7. 19711
  8. 19721
  9. 19731
  10. 19741
  11. 19763
  12. 19773
  13. 19784
  14. 19795
  15. 19800
  16. 19811
  17. 19820
  18. 19830
  19. 19843
  20. 19852
  21. 19861
  22. 19871
  23. 19881
  24. 19891
  25. 19901
  26. 19912
  27. 19921
  28. 19932
  29. 19944
  30. 19955
  31. 19963
  32. 19972
  33. 19984
  34. 19993
  35. 20002
  36. 20011
  37. 20020
  38. 20031
  39. 20041
  40. 20055
  41. 20065
  42. 20075
  43. 20085
  44. 20095
  45. 20105
  46. 20114
  47. 20126
  48. 20135
  49. 20143
  50. 201511
  51. 20165
  52. 20176
  53. 20183
  54. 20196
  55. 20208
  56. 20216
  57. 20229
  58. 20236
  59. 202412
  60. 20256
  61. 20265

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1985 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/mustang/1985/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1985 Ford Mustang?
320,008 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ford Mustang have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 105 recall campaigns for the Ford Mustang, model years 1965 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1985 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1985 Ford Mustang name most often?
Seat Belts: 4 of 22 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1985 Ford Mustang open?
No. Each of the 4 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.