2008 Ford Mustang Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
Chronological view of owner reports
MY DEALER, SUNSHINE FORD, IS NOT ABLE TO GET THE PART, HOW MUCH LONGER WILL I BE FORCED TO WAIT FOR THIS PART?
TAMARA RECALL - I GOT A RECALL NOTICE MID 2016. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE REPLACEMENTS. IN THE NEXT 9 MONTHS, I SERVICED MY CAR TWICE AND WAS TOLD BOTH TIMES THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS, AND I'D GET A LETTER WHEN THEY DID. IT'S NOVEMBER 2017 AND I'VE RECEIVED NO LETTER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE BALISE FORD DEALER OF CAPE COD LOCATED AT 90 HIGH SCHOOL RD, HYANNIS, MA 02601; PHONE NUMBER: (508) 775-5912 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE 'WORKING ON IT' AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL: IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA RECALL 16V-384 AND AM STILL TOLD PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. WHEN WILL MY CAR GET FIXED? I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, MY PASSENGER COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED! THIS DELAY IS RIDICULOUS!!
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN ON RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR SINCE JULY 2016. IT IS NOW APRIL 2017! IS THIS EVER GOING TO GET RESOLVED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! THANKS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER INFLATOR; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL - WE HAVE HAD THIS RECALL SINCE JUNE 2016. TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO CONTACT SEVERAL DEALERS AND HAVE CALLED FORD. I AM TOLD THERE IS NO PART TO CORRECT SITUATION AT THIS TIME! TAKATA IS OUT OF BUSINESS AND THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE PART THEMSELVES TO CORRECT. NO END IN SIGHT! THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT AT THIS POINT BUT WE WOULD LIKE OUR RECALL CORRECTED! IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 18 MONTHS!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL: #16S26. NOTICE OF RECALL RECEIVED IN JULY 2016. IT IS NOW DECEMBER 2017. ISN'T 1 1/2 YEARS LONG ENOUGH TO BE SUBJECTED TO A POSSIBLE FATAL SITUATION? THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACTION INVOLVING MY VEHICLE.
"TAKATA RECALL ", SAFETY RECALL 15S21 WAS COMPLETED ON 08/09/16, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, AT THE TIME I WAS ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE AND THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE, TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN SO ADVISED. PRESENTLY SAFETY RECALL 16S26 IS STILL ACTIVE AND I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT TAKATA HAS FILED CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY!
TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR A FACTORY RECALL FOR MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OVER A YEAR AGO. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SHIP TWICE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR FORD TO CONTACT ME WITH A SECOND LETTER. I THINK A YEAR AND A HALF IS WAY TO LONG TO BE WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT.
TAKATA RECALL. I AM UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS MUCH TIME TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE AIR BAG IN MY 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THEY ARE STILL BEING ALLOWED TO SELL NEW VEHICLES AND TO SELL REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS FOR VEHICLES INVOLVE IN ACCIDENTS. WHERE IS THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THIS? I THINK THE CONCERN FOR THE CONSUMER IN THIS WHOLE FIASCO HAS BEEN A JOKE'
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 08/09/17*LJ *CN
TAKATA RECALL, IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY MUSTANG SAFELY. FIRST IT WAS A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN JULY 2015, THEN NOT A MONTH AFTER IT BEING REPLACED, THERE'S A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ON JULY 1, 2016. MY WIFE REFUSES TO RIDE IN IT, SO WE HAD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR FOR HER. WE LIVE IN CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA AND WE PURCHASED THE CONVERTIBLE TO HAVE ENJOY IT DOWN HERE. I WRITTEN TO FORD AND THEY SIMPLY REPLIED THAT THEY'LL SEND ME A WRITTEN NOTICE VIA MAIL WHEN THE REPLACEMENT BAG IS AVAILABLE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! CAN YOU DO ANYTHING TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS? UPDATED 09/25/2017*JS *JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD THE PASSENGERS SIDE WOULD BE AVAILABLE A MONTH LATER. I HAVE CALLED MANY TIMES AND BEEN TOLD "NOT YET" WHEN ASKED IF THE REPLACEMENT WAS IN. NOW I GET A POST CARD SAYING TAKATA ARE FILING BANKRUPTCY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT OF PASSENGERS IN MY CAR. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE.
TAKATA INFLATORS: I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LAST JULY 2016 AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN IT BECAUSE OF THIS. SHE HAS RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM 2 BOUTS OF CANCER AND DOES NOT WANT TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. WHEN CAN I EXPECT A REPLACEMENT?
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL : I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT FOR THE REPLACEMENT FOR MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR (SAFETY RECALL 16S26 / NHTSA RECAL 16V-384). I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD IN JULY OF 2016 AND HAVE CONTACTED A LOCAL GARAGE TO REQUEST WITH NO ACTION TAKEN BY FORD OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AIRBAG (TAKATA CORPORATION). I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER TO AVOID INJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER BARTOW FORD LOCATED AT 2800 U.S. 98 N, BARTOW, FL 33830 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE, 2008 FORD MUSTANG. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN 2016. ALMOST 1 AND HALF YEAR LATER THIS ISSUE HAS STILLBORN BEEN FIXED. THOUGH, AS STATED BY THE COMPANY THEMSELVES, THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION CREATED BY THIS CORPORATION.
Trend Over Time
Complaints by year
Other Issues
Common problems reported
Quick Summary
The 2008 Ford Mustang has 230 Air Bags complaints on file. 5 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.