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2001 Ford Mustang airbags problems

The 2001 Ford Mustang has 26 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

26

Airbags complaints

12%

Share of year

22

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
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What owners report

“AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON 2001 FORD MUSTANG FROM A VERY LOW SPEED IMPACT THAT CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS LESS THAN 5 M.P.H. AND ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · January 21, 2005 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2001 Ford Mustang have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2001 Ford Mustang airbags — 12% 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.