2002 Ford Mustang air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 2002 Ford Mustang, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 11 injuries.
What owners wrote
2 door ford mustang convertable was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another car on saturday 7/23/05 with 3 people injured in the mustang. The air bags did not deploy at all
I own 2 / 2002 ford mustangs. My son has been in 2 accidents with his within the last year and in both incidents his airbag did not deploy. The first accident may have a reasonable explanation but the 2nd one was an accident that involved him hitting a concrete barrier at better than 40 MPH. I had the airbag tested when repaired on the 1st accident and approved. I am very concerned about future protection from this device and ford actually expects me to pay for additional testing. Can you help?
Other problems reported for the 2002 Ford Mustang
- Engine 27 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints