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2000 Ford Mustang airbags problems

The 2000 Ford Mustang has 42 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

42

Airbags complaints

10%

Share of year

33

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Mustang airbags complaints by model year348 complaints1990: 9 complaints1991: 7 complaints1992: 8 complaints1993: 16 complaints1994: 40 complaints1995: 28 complaints1996: 21 complaints1997: 6 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 32 complaints2000: 42 complaints2001: 26 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 11 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 236 complaints2006: 228 complaints2007: 348 complaints2008: 242 complaints2009: 136 complaints2010: 180 complaints2011: 125 complaints2012: 158 complaints2013: 145 complaints2014: 246 complaints2015: 23 complaints2016: 15 complaints2017: 10 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 8 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 5 complaints
Mustang airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“VEHICLE WAS GOING 30-40MPH WHEN, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO T-BONE OTHER VEHICLE. FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND WOULD BE A CHARGED TO INSPECT VEHICLE. INSURANCE ADJUSTER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · October 3, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2000 Ford Mustang have?

NHTSA has 42 complaints about the 2000 Ford Mustang airbags — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.