1996 Ford Mustang

Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 12 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 161 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 3 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 246 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 2 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 09E025000 2009-05-11

    Recall 09E025000

    DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

    Recorded model years: 1996

  • 09E012000 2009-04-07

    Recall 09E012000

    SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

    Recorded model years: 1996

  • 08E050000 2008-08-11

    Recall 08E050000

    K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

    Recorded model years: 1996

Showing 3 of 12 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 88 records exist for the Ford Mustang where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 10008262 2004-06-01

    17868

    INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER OR CRANK NO START - POSSIBLE PATS LAMP FLASHING AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) U1147 AND/OR U1262. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1996

  • 10004027 2003-09-15

    03181

    REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1996

  • 10008279 2003-01-05

    03261

    NEW SERVICE PART - NUMBER 5 NEEDLE BEARING AND RACE KIT - 4R70W TRANSMISSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT

    Recorded model years: 1996

Showing 3 of 161 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 1,192 records exist for the Ford Mustang where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • PE99002 1999-01-11

    FRONT BRAKE HOSE

    There is no summary currently available

    Recorded model years: 1996

  • EA97018 1997-09-30

    OUTER HOOD PANEL DETACHMENT

    There is no summary currently available

    Recorded model years: 1996

  • PE97011 1997-03-13

    OUTER HOOD PANEL DETACHMENT

    THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAS RECEIVED 6 REPORTS INDICATING THE OUTER HOOD PANEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLES AS THEY WERE BEING DRIVEN.FORD HAS PROVIDE 39 ADDITIONAL REPORTS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ODI REPORTS.FORD INDICATES THAT THE LIKELY CAUSE IS PRIOR COLLISION DAMAGE.THIS INVESTIGATION IS BEING UPGRADED TO FURTHER STUDY THIS ISSUE.

    Recorded model years: 1996

A further 18 records exist for the Ford Mustang where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2000282 2000-11-28

    Transport Canada recall 2000282

    On certain vehicles equipped with manual transmissions, if parked with the parking brake not fully applied and not in first gear, as directed in the Owner Guide, and the self adjustment pawl subsequently skips one or two teeth, the vehicle could move on some grades. This could result in unintended vehicle movement and a vehicle crash without prior warning. Correction:…

    Recorded model years: 1996

  • 1997183 1997-10-22

    Transport Canada recall 1997183

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 1996

A further 68 records exist for the Ford Mustang where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

246 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 17
  • reports mentioning a fire 6
  • reported injuries 15

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Engine56 (17.4%)Official recall records for this system: 15, covering model years 1998–2026.
  • Brakes47 (14.6%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 1995–2024.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)25 (7.8%)Official recall records for this system: 21, covering model years 2012–2025.
  • Suspension23 (7.2%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1999–2024.
  • Air bags (restraint system)21 (6.5%)Official recall records for this system: 32, covering model years 1995–2022.
  • Engine cooling21 (6.5%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1995–2017.
  • Fuel system17 (5.3%)Official recall records for this system: 17, covering model years 1998–2024.
  • Exhaust & emissions control14 (4.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1999–2025.

Other / uncategorized: 10 classifications (3.1%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 8,195 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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