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2009 Ford Mustang Air bags Problems

Complaints
135about this part
Share
75%of 181 total for the year
Median mileage
45,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 135 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Ford Mustang, 75% of the 181 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 miles. 11 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 5 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takata recall Ford not getting the passenger side air bag recall done is not acceptable. It is approaching 2 years and they still have not gotten the parts to repair my car. This will be the last Ford product I will buy if this is not handled shortly. Please do some pushing and shoving somewhere. Thanks ken”

NHTSA complaint #11073809, filed 2018-02, 40,000 miles

“Takata recall - almost a year later, and still no parts? Is Ford dragging their feet, hoping most of these vehicles are off the road and then they only have to retrofit a small percentage? In the meantime, I'm driving around with a bomb in front of my face?”

NHTSA complaint #10853527, filed 2016-04, 50,000 miles

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #10950118, filed 2017-02, 50,000 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #11044765, filed 2017-11, 45,000 miles

“Received safety recall notice 16s26 / 16v-384 and scheduled a service date with my dealer, shultz Ford in wexford, pa, but they said the part is on backorder. Please help and resolve so I can use my vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #11089718, filed 2018-04, 25,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202478%
202317%
202212%
202124%
202087%
201911%
201821%
2017104%
2016154%
2015235%
201424568%
201314554%
201215834%
201112527%
201017969%
200913575%
200824069%
200734857%
200622854%
200523533%
200498%
2003118%
20022017%
20012615%
20004214%
19993215%
1998156%
199763%
1996219%
1995274%
19943510%
19931616%
1992812%
199179%
1990911%

Other parts of the 2009 Ford Mustang

Vehicle speed control
22 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Ford Mustang

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology