NHTSA recall 15V319000
NHTSA advises: do not drive until the repair is done.
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 | 15V319000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15S21 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Reported | 2015-05-28 |
| Owners notified | 2016-06-10 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 1018622 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-10-17 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1018622 |
| Reported remedied | 454087 (44%) |
| Reported unreachable | 73405 |
| Reported removed | 12846 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V-802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V-802.
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.
| 2005 FORD GT | Built 2004-02-20 to 2006-09-22. |
|---|---|
| 2006 FORD GT | Built 2004-02-20 to 2006-09-22. |
| 2005 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2006 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2007 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2008 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2009 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2010 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2011 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2012 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2013 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
| 2014 FORD MUSTANG | Built 2004-04-06 to 2014-06-21. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as EA15001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA15001 | Engineering analysis, opened 2015-02-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 14B09 | 2015-06-24. Service bulletin. FORD: SOME 2005-2006 FORD GT AND 2005-2008 MUSTANG VEHICLES WILL BE RECEIVING DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENTS. *TA |
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| 14B04 | 2015-06-11. Service bulletin. FORD: 2005-2006 FORD GT, 2005-2008 MUSTANG, AND 2004-2005 RANGER VEHICLES OPERATED IN FLORIDA, HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, OR THE U.S VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE IN NEED OF AN AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT. 06/11/15 *TA. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.