2012 Ford Mustang air bags problems

What owners report

• “I am the owner of a 2012 Ford Mustang GT currently located in Kuwait. My vehicle has an open Takata airbag safety recall, which is a life-threatening defect. I contacted the authorized Ford dealer in Kuwait and Ford Middle East, but both refused to perform the recall repair, stating that the…”

  filed Apr 29, 2026

• “I bought the car on Dec 20th 2024. The dealership informed me of the recall and turned off the passenger side airbag. I returned to the dealership as scheduled about 2 weeks later. When I went to pick up my car after work the service center said they couldn't fix the problem because the airbag…”

  filed Mar 17, 2025

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

• These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used…
  Campaign 21V081000 · Feb 16, 2021
• Air Bags
  Campaign 19V001000 · Jan 7, 2019
• Air Bags
  Campaign 17V024000 · Jan 10, 2017
• Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be…
  Campaign 15V319000 · May 28, 2015

Related service bulletins

• Certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2005-2006 GT, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion & MKZ/Zephyr, 2006-2011 Milan, and 2007-2010 Edge & MKX Vehicles Driver & Passenger Airbag Module Quality Control Inspection: Ford Motor…

  22B05 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 28, 2022

Air Bags problems in other Mustang years

Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Ford Mustang