Air Bag Related Problems of the 2003 Ford Mustang

Table 1 shows four common air bag related problems of the 2003 Ford Mustang. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (seven problems). The second most common problem is related to the front air bag (two problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Ford Mustang


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 2003 Ford Mustang

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

The contact owned a 2003 Ford Mustang. The contact's vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant, spun out, and crashed into a residence. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. A police report was filed.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

I was turning right in a parking lot at 15+mph when I hit a parking stall curb in the snow. The wheels stopped by hitting the curb with around a 3 inch clearance between the front bumper and the cement block. Both airbags deployed upon stopping on the curb.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

From all the research I have done on my vehicle, it has the takata airbag inflators that uses phase?stabilized ammonium nitrate without a desiccant which should have been in the nationwide Ford vehicle recall.   Read details...


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