NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Ford Mustang Recalls
The 2003 Ford Mustang has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 7, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Ford Mustang. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 145
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Ford Mustang, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2003 Ford Mustang
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 06V108000
- Reported
- April 7, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,140
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Mustang
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Mustang, 23 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Mustang, 24 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Mustang, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2008 Mustang, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2008 Mustang, 46 other models
2003 Ford Mustang complaints by year
NHTSA has received 145 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford Mustang, the newest on July 16, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (13%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Ford Mustang, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (27%), followed by the seat belts (11%) and the vehicle speed control (11%).
1 of the 2003 Ford Mustang's 6 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2003 Ford Mustang owners gave the mileage (98 complaints), the median was 13,915 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling39
- Seat Belts16
- Vehicle Speed Control16
- Power Train15
- Air Bags11
- Electrical System10
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 34 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 22 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2003 Ford Mustang peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 34. 63% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Ford Mustang drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Ford Mustang year in the same window: 11th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 145 complaints about the 2003 Ford Mustang are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Mustang by model year
Other 2003 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted