2014 Ford Mustang · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 242owner reports
- 25,000median miles
- 23involved a crash
Newest report Aug 4, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
242 of the 335 complaints on this car describe airbag, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2014 Mustang.
Narrower sheets: Takata airbag inflator recall (214 reports)
Tick what matches of 242 reports
Airbag on other Mustang years
No other Mustang model year has enough reports of airbag for a sheet of its own. See every Mustang year.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (43 reports) and the inflator (10 reports).
Recalls and investigations
4 recalls on the airbags cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The parts include certain driver-side air bag inflators and/or modules, designed to fit 2005-2014 Ford Mustang and Mustang GT500.
These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa,…
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.
All 4 recalls on the 2014 Ford Mustang, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Mustang
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture. Open.
Air bag inflator rupture. Open, led to recall 14V-668.
Air bag inflator rupture. Closed mar 2, 2015, led to recall 13V-172.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 9,851 and 51,000 miles, from the 54 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“My son was driving to school. He was not speeding or any type of reckless driving. He hit an ice patch. His car spun and flew thru the air. The airbag compartment opened but it was defective. All metal shards came flying out of it causing multiple lacerations. He also lost consciousness from the impact and I was told by hospital ER doctor the airbag was defective and he was suffering from a very serious concussion.”
Filed Apr 8, 2026
“I randomly checked to see if any recalls were out regarding this vehicle. Upon checking I entered my vin # but was advised it was not part of the airbag recall. However my airbag light constantly comes on.”
Filed Aug 15, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 23 of 242 reports involved a crash and 17 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works