Summary
The Ford Mustang has 110 recalls spanning the 1972 through 2026 model years; the most serious recent issue affects 2024 models, where the brake pedal assembly can be manufactured incorrectly, resulting in a loose pedal and potential complete loss of braking.
The 2024 model year carries several additional serious issues. The rear suspension knuckles can crack and fail, causing sudden loss of vehicle stability and steering control. On 2024 models with 2.3L engines, the low-pressure fuel supply line can be damaged or cut, leaking fuel near hot engine components and raising the risk of fire. A clutch pressure line that contacts hot exhaust components can melt, causing fluid to leak and making it impossible to change gears on manual-transmission 2024s. Fuel injectors on 2024 models may also be missing O-ring support discs, creating another potential fuel leak. A software fault on some 2024 vehicles can prevent the instrument cluster from illuminating at startup or while driving, hiding speed readings and warning lights. On certain 2024 examples, water intrusion into the body control module can knock out tail lights, side markers, and license plate lights. The 2024 supercharger upgrade kit, available as a dealer accessory, has a powertrain control module software problem that can allow the vehicle to move or accelerate unexpectedly.
On 2022-2023 models, the electric power steering torque sensor can be miscalibrated, causing the steering wheel to turn side to side on its own against the driver's input, and an earlier incomplete repair attempt required a second fix campaign. The 2022 model also has a potential forward-facing camera misalignment that disables pre-collision assist, adaptive cruise control, and lane keeping. For 2021-2022 vehicles, the front passenger knee airbag can fail to deploy properly in a crash due to a weld problem, and 2021 models have side curtain airbags that may not inflate correctly due to incorrect gas fill levels.
From 2020-2023, the brake fluid low-warning light can fail to illuminate when fluid drops dangerously low, leaving the driver unaware of reduced braking. The 2020 model has a separate issue where the brake pedal bracket can fracture during hard braking on automatic-transmission vehicles, and the rearview camera can display a blank or distorted image. On 2019-2020 models, a powertrain control module fault can disable the rearview camera, reverse lights, and multiple driver-assistance features simultaneously. The 2019 model year alone has an instrument cluster that can go blank at startup, hiding speed and warning information.
The 2017 model has a driver-side door handle return spring that can unseat, allowing the door to unlatch in a side-impact crash. On 2016 models, seat belts and child seat tether anchors may have been damaged before installation and may not restrain occupants properly. For 2015-2017 vehicles, rearview camera wiring can come loose or be damaged, producing a blank or distorted image, and front seat belt pretensioner cables can corrode and break, preventing the belt from holding an occupant in a crash. The 2015 model year has a cluster of issues: prolonged underbody heat can degrade the fuel tank and vapor lines on 2.3L-equipped cars, an oil cooler hose can separate and cause engine failure or fire risk on 2015-2017 examples, and a misseated fuel pressure sensor can cause a pressurized fuel leak.
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