2001 Ford Mustang Convertible Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 12%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,924miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2001 Ford Mustang Convertible, 12% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,924 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Had an accident on 19 nov 05 in dallas,tx at 9.50 pm, I was changing lane when the other car in the lane I was changing into lowed down, he was driving a jaguar we both went head on into the concrete diving wall at about 60-63 MPH my air bags did not deploy; I have $12000.00 in damage to my 2001 mustang cobra.”
NHTSA complaint #10144020, filed 2005-11, 52,147 miles“While driving 70 MPH consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided with the vehicle in front. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained major injuries, and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Vehicle was towed a garage.”
NHTSA complaint #10083819, filed 2004-09, 1,700 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Ford Mustang Convertible
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Ford Mustang Convertible
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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