NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Ford Mustang Recalls
The 2007 Ford Mustang has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 16, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Ford Mustang. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 615
- Crashes reported
- 46
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Ford Mustang, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2007 Ford Mustang
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V081000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2014 Mustang, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V024000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 654,695
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2012 Mustang, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V384000
- Reported
- May 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,892,343
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2011 Mustang, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V319000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,018,622
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2014 Mustang, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V082000
- Reported
- February 25, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 434,593
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008 Mustang
Suspension: front
- Campaign
- 06E089000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Mustang
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2006, 2008 Mustang, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2006, 2008 Mustang, 46 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006, 2008–2014 Mustang, 5 other models
2007 Ford Mustang complaints by year
NHTSA has received 615 owner complaints about the 2007 Ford Mustang, the newest on March 31, 2026. Of these, 46 describe a crash (7%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 40 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2007 Ford Mustang, the component group named most often is the air bags (57%), followed by the structure (8%) and the vehicle speed control (7%).
6 of the 2007 Ford Mustang's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Ford Mustang owners gave the mileage (304 complaints), the median was 36,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags348
- Structure51
- Vehicle Speed Control43
- Power Train35
- Electrical System33
- Tires28
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 34 | |
| 2008 | 32 | |
| 2009 | 29 | |
| 2010 | 22 | |
| 2011 | 28 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 37 | |
| 2015 | 38 | |
| 2016 | 62 | |
| 2017 | 163 | |
| 2018 | 87 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 Ford Mustang peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 163. 19% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Ford Mustang drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Ford Mustang year in the same window: 8th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 615 complaints about the 2007 Ford Mustang are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Mustang by model year
Other 2007 Ford models
Newest record on this page: March 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted