NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Ford Mustang Recalls
The 2009 Ford Mustang has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 16, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 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
- 181
- Crashes reported
- 17
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 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 2005–2008, 2010–2014 Mustang, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V046000
- Reported
- January 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 327,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2013 Mustang, 6 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 2005–2008, 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 2005–2008, 2010–2011 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 2005–2008, 2010–2014 Mustang, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008, 2010–2014 Mustang, 5 other models
2009 Ford Mustang complaints by year
NHTSA has received 181 owner complaints about the 2009 Ford Mustang, the newest on November 13, 2023. Of these, 17 describe a crash (9%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Ford Mustang, the component group named most often is the air bags (75%), followed by the vehicle speed control (12%) and the electrical system (4%).
6 of the 2009 Ford Mustang's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Ford Mustang owners gave the mileage (72 complaints), the median was 40,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags135
- Vehicle Speed Control22
- Electrical System7
- Power Train7
- Structure6
- Suspension6
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 33 | |
| 2017 | 61 | |
| 2018 | 23 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Ford Mustang peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 61. 16% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Ford Mustang drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Ford Mustang year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 181 complaints about the 2009 Ford Mustang are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Mustang by model year
Other 2009 Ford models
Newest record on this page: November 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted