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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2025 Ford Mustang Recalls

The 2025 Ford Mustang has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 25, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2025 Ford Mustang. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
19

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2025 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 2025 Ford Mustang

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
26V547000
Reported
August 25, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 148,663
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 104, windshield wiping and washing
Same campaign
also 2024 Mustang

26V547000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor

Campaign
26V418000
Reported
June 30, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 67,994
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 104, windshield wiping and washing
Same campaign
also 2024 Mustang

26V418000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)

Campaign
26V122000
Reported
March 3, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 47,804
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

26V122000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
25V546000
Reported
August 22, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 105,545
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 2024 Mustang

25V546000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: lighting control module

Campaign
25V519000
Reported
August 8, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 3,270
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V519000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: valves/valve body

Campaign
25V164000
Reported
March 14, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 269
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

25V164000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2025 Ford Mustang complaints by year

NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2025 Ford Mustang, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%).

In complaints about the 2025 Ford Mustang, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the exterior lighting (26%) and the engine (16%).

1 of the 2025 Ford Mustang's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System5
  • Exterior Lighting5
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Engine3
  • Visibility3
  • Visibility/Wiper3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2025 Ford Mustang received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20256
202613

Complaints about the 2025 Ford Mustang peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 13.

The 2025 is too new to rank against other Ford Mustang years: its window closes at the end of 2028.

Ford Mustang years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 19 complaints about the 2025 Ford Mustang are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ford Mustang by model year

Other 2025 Ford models

Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted