2009 Ford Mustang Airbag Problems

Which parts fail

• Side/window
  2
• Frontal
  1

Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  720%
• 25k–50k
  1440%
• 50k–75k
  617%
• 75k–100k
  39%
• 100k–150k
  411%
• 150k+
  13%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2009 Ford Mustang owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The contact owned a 2009 Ford Mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V081000 (Air Bags) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list as he no longer owns the vehicle. The local dealer and the manufacturer were contacted. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V319000 (Air Bags) and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.

Takata recall. In the event of the crash, the airbags did not deploy. I was driving in a foot of snow in a mall parking lot going the parking lot speed limit and as I was coming to a yield to turn, I run over the curb that was covered in the snow. The curb was about 3 feet across and I did not clear the distance so I was stuck on the curb top. The car shut off during this event and I hit my head on the windshield hard enough to cause damage as seen in the photo provided because the seat belt I had equipped provided no safety either. The end result is: airbag dash light is illuminated and the functions of the steering wheel does not operate. Moderate to slightly severe concussion.

"Takata recall" I was driving my 2009 Ford Mustang on a neighborhood street 30 MPH, when I turned a corner (10 MPH) I attempted to honk my horn and the passenger airbag deployed, my car accelerated with a hard right straight into a dumpster damaging the drivers side of the vehicle, the drivers side airbag did not deploy. I had purchased the car 6 months before this accident and the horn had not worked, we did not know there was a recall on the airbag at this time. This accident could have killed someone because the car became uncontrollable, the impact was so forceful it bent the frame of the car the damage to the vehicle is estimated at $7000.00.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Ford Mustang. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact's vehicle was involved in a side impact collision. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired in April per NHTSA campaign number: 18V046000 (air bags) at galpin Ford (located at 1000 sandretto dr, prescott, az 86305, [phone]). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Ford Mustang. While driving 50 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head and shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was drivable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the body damage was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed for the air bag failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 15V319000 and 16V384000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 90,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 Ford Mustang. While driving 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated without warning. The contact crashed into a pole. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the diagnosis was unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V319000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

I was traveling at about 40 MPH in mid morning traffic. I went through a traffic signal on a city street at which time my engine accelerated at a high RPM. I could not control the vehicle or stop it even though I had depressed the brake pedal. I did lose control of my vehicle, spun around totally my vehicle and another and then stopping against guide wire. The engine was still revving when the car stopped. No airbags deployed and I was transported by ems to the er.

Takata recall on June 22, 2015 I emailed Ford`s customer relationship center regarding the Takata air bag recall and that time it was verified that my vehicle was involved in the safety recall program 15s21. I was also advised: "we encourage you to bring your vehicle in for service as soon as you are notified that parts are available, but that you should continue to drive your vehicle until then. I received "important safety recall" notice 15s21 NHTSA recall 15v-319 dated July 2015. I again emailed Ford's crc in November 2015 and was "offered sincere apologies for the delay" and that they are still working with their suppliers to expedite parts. …

Takata recall my 2009 Mustang has a defective passenger seat occupancy sensor. When no one is seated the airbag flashes code 16. When I fasten the belt on that side still unoccupied, the fault code stops, but the center dash lights up indicating passenger airbag is off. My research shows the problem is not unique to my car, and that it has and is an ongoing issue with many cars not just Ford. This vehicle is on the Takata recall for drivers airbag replacement since March of 2015. As yet Ford does not have replacement parts. I believe the passenger seat cushion assembly which includes the bladder, sensor, and ECM should also be recalled. I live in hawaii (high humidity) and research has shown this to be the root cause of the failures. …

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