NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Ford Mustang Recalls
The 2010 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 2010 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
- 261
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 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 2005–2009, 2011–2014 Mustang, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V001000
- Reported
- January 7, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 782,384
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 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 2009, 2013 Mustang, 6 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 2005–2009, 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 2005–2009, 2011–2014 Mustang, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009, 2011–2014 Mustang, 5 other models
2010 Ford Mustang complaints by year
NHTSA has received 261 owner complaints about the 2010 Ford Mustang, the newest on September 10, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2010 Ford Mustang, the component group named most often is the air bags (69%), followed by the structure (7%) and the power train (5%).
6 of the 2010 Ford Mustang's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Ford Mustang owners gave the mileage (94 complaints), the median was 43,086 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags179
- Structure17
- Power Train13
- Electrical System11
- Vehicle Speed Control10
- Engine8
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 26 | |
| 2016 | 66 | |
| 2017 | 55 | |
| 2018 | 40 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Ford Mustang peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 66. 14% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Ford Mustang drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Ford Mustang year in the same window: 21st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Ford Mustang years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 261 complaints about the 2010 Ford Mustang are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ford Mustang by model year
Other 2010 Ford models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted