Vehicle recall R/2017/149

Ford Mustang recall: Front driver side air bag inflator housing may rupture

DVSA recall R/2017/149 names the Ford Mustang and Ford GT. It was launched 12 May 2017. It covers vehicles built 6 April 2004 to 21 June 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/149
Launched: 12 May 2017
Issued by: FORD
Manufacturer reference: 15S21
Vehicles: DVSA lists 16,666 on each model line

What can go wrong

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver side frontal airbag the front driver side air bag inflator housing may rupture and deploy the airbag abnormally. An inflator rupture could also result in metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and fit a revised Airbag Inflator into all affected vehicles.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 16,666. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Ford Mustang	6 April 2004 to 21 June 2014	16,666
Ford GT	6 April 2004 to 21 June 2014	16,666

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2016/022 Fire may occur 3 March 2016, Ford Mustang
R/2018/300 Battery wiring harness in engine compartment may have been incorrectly installed 14 November 2018, Ford Mustang
R/2019/156 Takata air bag inflator may rupture on deployment 21 August 2020, Ford Edge, Ford Fusion, Ford Ranger and others
R/2022/183 Faulted signal sent by the powertrain control module 30 June 2022, Ford Mustang
R/2022/209 The image processing module -a (ipma) is not calibrated correctly 21 July 2022, Ford Mustang
R/2023/342 Some Mustang vehicles have a brake system warning lamp in the vehicle s instrument cluster which may not illuminate if the brake fluid is depleted from the brake fluid reservoir. 7 December 2023, Ford Mustang

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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