# NHTSA recall 14V649000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V649000
- Manufacturer's number: 14C08
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2014\-10\-17
- Owners notified: 2014\-10\-28
- Component: SEAT BELTS
- Units potentially affected: 55

## What is wrong

Ford Motor Company \(Ford\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Mustang vehicles manufactured August 18, 2014, to October 2, 2014.  In the affected vehicles, the passenger safety belt tension sensor may misclassify the size of the front passenger seat occupant.  This could cause a child size occupant to be classified as an adult and an adult passenger to be classified as a child passenger.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."


## What can happen

If the tension sensor misclassifies the front passenger, improper passenger air bag deployment may occur, increasing the risk of occupant injury in the event of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

Ford has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger safety belt buckle, free of charge.  The recall began on October 28, 2014.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1\-866\-436\-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14C08.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-04\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 55
- Reported remedied: 50 \(90%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-08\-18 to 2014\-10\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [24H02](/bulletins/11020247.md), 2025-07-07, Other
- [24H02](/bulletins/11009917.md), 2024-11-06, Service bulletin
- [SSM 46102](/bulletins/10109079.md), 2017-08-01, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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