2003 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2003 Ford Mustang. The campaign is 06V108000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Apr 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal. NHTSA has 108 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

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

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

Remedy of campaign 06V108000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a shield over the cutout in the carpet behind the accelerator pedal. The recall began on april 26, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 19,140 units in total.

06V108000Received 7 Apr 2006. 19,140 units.
Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain mustang cobra passenger vehicles, the rear surface of the accelerator pedal may come into contact with floor carpeting during heavy throttle application. The unique surface profile of the accelerator pedal may catch in the cutout on the floor carpeting behind the accelerator pedal.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could interfere with the pedal's ability to return to an idle position. Unexpected, continued throttle application and/or increased stopping distances may occur which could result in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a shield over the cutout in the carpet behind the accelerator pedal. The recall began on april 26, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 06S43. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 26 Apr 2006.

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Complaints by component

108 complaints, 126 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.

2003 Ford Mustang
All 2003 vehicles

2003 Ford Mustang: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2003 Mustang	All 2003 vehicles	Mustang, all years	Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling	309.5	108.8	219.5	39
Vehicle Speed Control	119	45.3	54.4	15
Power Train	103.2	136.5	86.5	13
Unknown or Other	63.5	12.8	21.6	8
Suspension	63.5	62.1	41	8
Air Bags	55.6	45.8	63.4	7
Equipment	55.6	32	17	7
Visibility	31.7	56.8	26.5	4
Seat Belts	31.7	14.1	43.1	4
Tires	31.7	29.3	29.6	4

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash: 15
Complaints that report a fire: 2
Injuries in the complaints: 8
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 17 Jul 2010

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 2003 Ford Mustang, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2003, with 34 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2003 Ford Mustang
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP05005	Defect petition	SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD	Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine	22 Sep 2005	4 Jan 2006
EA05014	Engineering analysis	ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE	Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal	13 Sep 2005	10 Apr 2006	06V108000
PE05038	Preliminary evaluation	ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERFERENCE	Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal	7 Jul 2005	13 Sep 2005

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.

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 2003 Ford MustangThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/mustang/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 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 2003 Ford Mustang?: 19,140 units in 1 campaign. 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. 1 of them names the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Ford Mustang name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 39 of 126 component mentions, or 309.5 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 108.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Ford Mustang open?: No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.