Ford Mustang

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Ford Sedan 1995–2026

Updated June 27, 2026Last reviewed June 27, 2026By CarFaultIQ Editorial Team

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Make: Ford
Model: Ford Mustang
Year range: 1995–2026
Generation: 1995–2004 · 4th Generation; 2005–2014 · 5th Generation; 2015–2023 · 6th Generation; 2024–2026 · 7th Generation
Vehicle taxonomy: Mustang

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If you are checking a used Ford Mustang, start here. This hub collects sports coupe/convertible buyer checks, future common-problem pages, OBD clues, and year-window risk notes as they are reviewed.

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This Ford Mustang page is a vehicle hub, not a final reliability verdict. Verify open recalls by VIN, scan for stored codes before buying, and use sourced fault/year pages when they are available.

If you are checking a used Ford Mustang, this hub is the starting point. It is built to gather the practical questions a buyer or owner actually has: what usually goes wrong, which year windows deserve caution, what warning signs matter, and what to check before money changes hands.

The Ford Mustang is tracked here as a sports coupe/convertible coverage hub. This page is a researched coverage page, not a final reliability verdict. Specific defect claims should come from sourced child pages, not guesswork.

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Ford Mustang 2024–2026

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Powertrain evidence: Premium Gasoline and Regular Gasoline
Electrification: No electrified classification in the structured source
Drivetrain coverage: RWD

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US safety recalls

88 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

26V547000 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Mustang vehicles. The engine compartment wiring harness ground connections may fracture and result in a loss of drive power, or a loss of function in the windshield washing system, headlights, air conditioning, or engine cooling fan. As…
26V548000 — model years 2026
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Explorer, Bronco, Bronco Sport, Mustang, and Ranger vehicles. The engine piston domes may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in piston dome failure and lead to a loss of drive power.
26V418000 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Mustang and 2025-2026 Mustang GTD vehicles. During certain cold temperature conditions, the windshield wipers may function only at their high-speed setting and the washing system may fail to function properly.

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

1,192 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

11036337 — model years 2025, 2026
Some 2025-2026 Mustang vehicles equipped with a 5.0L or 2.3L engine and built on 15-Aug-2025 and through 01-Dec-2025 may exhibit various drivability symptoms and/or have diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) related to throttle/pedal position circuits. This may be caused…
11035583 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Some 2024-2026 Mustang vehicles built on or before 23-Apr-2026 may exhibit a sagging headliner appearance at the door openings which show the raw headliner edge untucked from the door glass run. An updated door glass run has been released for service (Left Side:PR3Z-6321597-B, Right side:PR3Z-6321596-B).…
11035269 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Some 2021-2026 Ford/Lincoln vehicles may exhibit various symptoms including but not limited to the auto start/stop system not operating as intended with a "Check Charging System" message in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) while the charging system is operating properly with no charging related diagnostic…

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

18 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

EA21002 — model years 2015, 2016, 2017
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…
RQ21002 — model years 2020
On September 23, 2020, Ford Motor Company (Ford) filed a noncompliance recall report under 49 CFR Part 573 (NHTSA Recall No. 20V-575), recalling 620,246 Model Year (MY) 2020 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, Explorer, Mustang, Transit, Expedition, Escape, Ranger and Edge, and Lincoln Nautilus…
RQ19005 — model years 2015
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

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Canadian recalls

68 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

2026411 — model years 2026
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.
2026408 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Issue: On certain vehicles, the engine wiring harness could become damaged. As a result, there could be a loss of power to the wheels, one or both headlamps could stop working, the windshield washer fluid pump may not work, and/or the engine cooling fan may…
2026319 — model years 2024, 2025, 2026
Issue: On certain vehicles, a problem with the windshield wiper motor could cause it not to work properly in cold temperatures. If this happens, the windshield wipers may only operate at their high-speed setting and the windshield washing system may not work. Safety Risk: Windshield…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

8,195 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

AIR BAGS: 2,147 reports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 660 reports
POWER TRAIN: 643 reports

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Recall/safety notes

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