NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Ford Mustang Recalls
The 2004 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 2004 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
- 116
- Crashes reported
- 20
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 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 2003 Mustang
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Mustang, 23 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 06E056000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Mustang, 24 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Mustang, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2008 Mustang, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2008 Mustang, 46 other models
2004 Ford Mustang complaints by year
NHTSA has received 116 owner complaints about the 2004 Ford Mustang, the newest on July 3, 2026. Of these, 20 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Ford Mustang, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (28%), followed by the air bags (8%) and the power train (8%).
1 of the 2004 Ford Mustang's 6 recalls also concerns the vehicle speed control.
Where 2004 Ford Mustang owners gave the mileage (89 complaints), the median was 13,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control33
- Unknown Or Other15
- Air Bags9
- Power Train9
- Suspension7
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 58 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Ford Mustang peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 58. 72% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Ford Mustang drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ford Mustang year in the same window: 12th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 116 complaints about the 2004 Ford Mustang are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Mustang by model year
Other 2004 Ford models
Newest record on this page: July 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted