Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. Water and road salt may corrode the front seat belt anchor pretensioner cables.
Safety risk
A corroded cable can break, preventing the seat belt from properly restraining an occupant, and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace both front seat belt anchor pretensioner assemblies, as necessary. In addition, dealers will remove sections of the carpet and underlayment that contact the cables. Dealers will also inspect the A-pillar sealing patches, and as necessary, install A-pillar body plugs, and/or inspect and replace the front outboard seat bolts. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed October 20, 2025. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated December 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S92. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov September 17, 2025.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera may display a distorted, inverted, or blank image when the vehicle is in reverse.
Safety risk
A rearview camera that displays an inverted, distorted, or blank image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the rearview camera as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2026. Ford owners will receive letters in phases, beginning January 2026 and June 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S89. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V270. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 8, 2025.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles. The rearview camera wiring may be loose or damaged, which can result in a blank or distorted image.
Safety risk
A rearview camera that displays a blank or distorted image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair the decklid wiring harness and/or replace the rearview camera, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022 and June 26, 2023. Remedy parts are expected to become available in the 4th Quarter of 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S06.
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: hoses/lines/piping/fittings
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Vehicles affected
6,582
Reported to NHTSA
2016-10-26
Owners notified
2017-03-23
Defect description
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Mustang vehicles manufactured February 24, 2015, to August 30, 2016. A hose may separate from the engine oil cooler tube assembly causing an oil leak.
Safety risk
A sudden loss of engine oil may cause engine failure, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, an oil leak, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the engine oil cooler tube assembly, free of charge. The recall began on March 23, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S40.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Mustang vehicles manufactured September 26, 2015, to October 1, 2015. The front and rear seat belts and child seat tether anchors may have been damaged in shipping from the supplier to the vehicle assembly plant and may not adequately restrain the occupant in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 225, "Child restraint anchorage systems."
Safety risk
If the restraint components do not function as intended, the occupants may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front and rear seat belt assemblies and the child seat tether anchors, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C13.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
Component
Complaints
Median mileage
Engine
88
35,000 mi
Unknown or other
79
30,000 mi
Electrical system
77
31,000 mi
Back over prevention
37
50,000 mi
Power train
30
4,900 mi
Fuel/propulsion system
23
29,000 mi
Structure: body
23
50,000 mi
Service brakes
22
43,000 mi
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
20
28,398 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
20
63,100 mi
Air bags
15
16,000 mi
Steering
14
6,800 mi
Seat belts
13
50,000 mi
Engine and engine cooling
11
91,000 mi
Seats
10
70,000 mi
Vehicle speed control
9
6,100 mi
Suspension
8
26,260 mi
Wheels
8
1,000 mi
Visibility/wiper
7
30,000 mi
Latches/locks/linkages
6
70,000 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)
5
3,100 mi
Exterior lighting
4
31,000 mi
Structure: body: door
4
50,000 mi
Lane departure: blind spot detection
3
—
Tires
3
7,431 mi
Back over prevention: rearview system braking
2
—
Back over prevention: warnings
2
—
Visibility
2
35,600 mi
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
2
—
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
1
92,000 mi
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
1
60,000 mi
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
1
—
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: auxillary tank
1
31,115 mi
Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock
1
50,000 mi
Seat belts: front: retractor
1
78,000 mi
Structure
1
—
Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments
1
47,000 mi
Structure: body: trunk lid
1
92,000 mi
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
1
92,000 mi
Vehicle speed control: throttle
1
43,000 mi
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
1
—
Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices
1
—
The 2015 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2017 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Open investigations
An investigation is not a recall. It indicates that NHTSA is currently evaluating an alleged defect but has not reached a final determination.
EA21002Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.