1993 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1993 Ford Mustang. The newest campaign is 96V071000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Apr 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition. NHTSA has 101 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 96V071000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ignition switch.
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. 7,904,100 units in total.
96V071000Received . 7,900,000 units.
Electrical System / Ignition
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ignition switch.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
93V159000Received . 4,100 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The fuel rail that provides the fuel supply to the fuel injectors has an improperly formed tube which has the potential to fracture, causing fuel to leak.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source canresult in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
The engine fuel rail will be replaced.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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
101 complaints, 132 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1993 Ford Mustang
- All 1993 vehicles
| Component | 1993 Mustang | All 1993 vehicles | Mustang, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 257.6 | 82.2 | 101.8 | 34 |
| Air Bags | 121.2 | 34.7 | 203.8 | 16 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 90.9 | 140.4 | 95.8 | 12 |
| Visibility | 68.2 | 46.9 | 14.2 | 9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 53 | 185.6 | 27.8 | 7 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 53 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 7 |
| Structure | 53 | 45.1 | 45.9 | 7 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 45.5 | 52.5 | 27.7 | 6 |
| Power Train | 37.9 | 84.9 | 100.8 | 5 |
| Steering | 37.9 | 34.1 | 28.1 | 5 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 22
- Complaints that report a fire
- 29
- Injuries in the complaints
- 14
- Deaths in the complaints
- 2
- Date of the newest complaint
- 17 Dec 2014
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE94058 | Preliminary evaluation | FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILURE | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 25 Jul 1994 | 11 Oct 1994 |
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.
- 19650
- 19660
- 19674
- 19681
- 19693
- 19702
- 19711
- 19721
- 19731
- 19741
- 19763
- 19773
- 19784
- 19795
- 19800
- 19811
- 19820
- 19830
- 19843
- 19852
- 19861
- 19871
- 19881
- 19891
- 19901
- 19912
- 19921
- 19932
- 19944
- 19955
- 19963
- 19972
- 19984
- 19993
- 20002
- 20011
- 20020
- 20031
- 20041
- 20055
- 20065
- 20075
- 20085
- 20095
- 20105
- 20114
- 20126
- 20135
- 20143
- 201511
- 20165
- 20176
- 20183
- 20196
- 20208
- 20216
- 20229
- 20236
- 202412
- 20256
- 20265
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1993 Ford MustangThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1993 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/mustang/1993/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 1993 Ford Mustang?
- 7,904,100 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 1993 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Ford Mustang name most often?
- Electrical System: 34 of 132 component mentions, or 257.6 per 1,000. For all 1993 vehicles the figure is 82.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Ford Mustang open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.