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2002 Ford Mustang airbags problems

The 2002 Ford Mustang has 20 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

20

Airbags complaints

13%

Share of year

15

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

“WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE CONSUMER ENTERED A ONE WAY STREET THE WRONG WAY. THEN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON. CONSUMER WORE SEAT BELTS, BUT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND THE POLICE DID MAKE A REPORT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · May 15, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2002 Ford Mustang have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2002 Ford Mustang airbags — 13% 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.