2014 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 19V001000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Jan 2019. 782,384 units. Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

Remedy of campaign 19V001000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.

NHTSA advisory: do not driveCampaign 15V319000. NHTSA received the report on 28 May 2015. 1,018,622 units. Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module

Remedy of campaign 15V319000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-802.

Do-not-drive advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2014 Ford Mustang. The newest campaign is 21V081000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Feb 2021. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 299 complaints on file for this model year.

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, 21V081000, in the NHTSA record

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.

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 15 May 2019. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,802,073 units in total.

21V081000Received 16 Feb 2021. 1,067 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 21S05. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Mar 2021.
19V001000Received 7 Jan 2019. 782,384 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator ModuleDo-not-drive advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 19S01. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Feb 2019.
15V319000Received 28 May 2015. 1,018,622 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator ModuleDo-not-drive advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-802.
Report filed by Ford Motor Company. Manufacturer campaign number 15S21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Jun 2016.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

299 complaints, 350 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.

2014 Ford Mustang
All 2014 vehicles

2014 Ford Mustang: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2014 Mustang	All 2014 vehicles	Mustang, all years	Mentions
Air Bags	654.3	84.8	246.2	229
Steering	42.9	66.9	27.9	15
Power Train	40	130.9	100.1	14
Engine	34.3	121.5	25.4	12
Structure	31.4	39.7	42.3	11
Service Brakes	25.7	56.8	10.4	9
Unknown or Other	25.7	79.5	25.2	9
Electrical System	22.9	120.8	92.2	8
Vehicle Speed Control	20	42	52.2	7
Suspension	17.1	23.6	29.4	6

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 23.

Complaints that report a crash: 21
Complaints that report a fire: 1
Injuries in the complaints: 17
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 1 May 2019

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 2014 Ford Mustang, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2016, with 136 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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 2014 Ford MustangThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2014 Ford Mustang: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ford/mustang/2014/. 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: 15 May 2019
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 2014 Ford Mustang?: 1,802,073 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 2014 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2014 Ford Mustang name most often?: Air Bags: 229 of 350 component mentions, or 654.3 per 1,000. For all 2014 vehicles the figure is 84.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2014 Ford Mustang open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.