2013 Ford Mustang

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 6 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 66 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 271 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 4 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

  • 21V081000 2021-02-16

    Recall 21V081000

    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…

    Recorded model years: 2013

  • 21E013000 2021-02-16

    Recall 21E013000

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain air bag inflator and/or module replacement service parts that may have been used as part of a collision repair. The parts include certain driver-side air bag inflators and/or modules, designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang and Mustang GT500. It also includes certain passenger-side air bag inflators and/or modules designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford…

    Recorded model years: 2013

  • 19V001000 2019-01-07

    Recall 19V001000

    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…

    Recorded model years: 2013

Showing 3 of 6 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

  • 11031792 2026-04-29

    25H05 S1

    Harvest Program 25H05 – Supplement #1 Certain 2011-2021 Model Year Vehicles Software Verification Harvest Program

    Recorded model years: 2013

  • 11029052 2026-02-24

    SSM 54601

    Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the…

    Recorded model years: 2013

  • 11026013 2025-11-19

    25H05

    This is a proactive investigation program by Ford Motor Company to inspect a limited number of affected vehicles that are customer-owned. Ford is voluntarily conducting this program to evaluate the software currently installed on one or more electronic modules in the affected vehicles.

    Recorded model years: 2013

Showing 3 of 66 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

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

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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

  • 2021077 2021-02-19

    Transport Canada recall 2021077

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

    Recorded model years: 2013

  • 2019005 2019-01-08

    Transport Canada recall 2019005

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

    Recorded model years: 2013

  • 2015232 2015-05-28

    Transport Canada recall 2015232

    On certain vehicles, the driver frontal airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment. Increased pressure may cause the inflator to rupture, which could allow fragments to be propelled toward vehicle occupants, increasing the risk of injury. This could also damage the airbag module, which could prevent proper deployment. Failure of the airbag to fully deploy during a…

    Recorded model years: 2013

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

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

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

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 16
  • reports mentioning a fire 2
  • reported injuries 9

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

  • Air bags (restraint system)145 (44.6%)Official recall records for this system: 32, covering model years 1995–2022.
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)49 (15.1%)Official recall records for this system: 21, covering model years 2012–2025.
  • Engine22 (6.8%)Official recall records for this system: 15, covering model years 1998–2026.
  • Speed control & accelerator19 (5.8%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 1998–2004.
  • Electrical system18 (5.5%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 1995–2026.
  • Fuel system11 (3.4%)Official recall records for this system: 17, covering model years 1998–2024.
  • Steering10 (3.1%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1995–2023.
  • Body & structure8 (2.5%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1995–2017.

Other / uncategorized: 14 classifications (4.3%) 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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