15 complaints reported

1993 Ford Mustang Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
15
Crashes
12
Fires
0
Injuries
8

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2014 Crash Injury

MY NAME IS [XXX] AS [XXX] I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN 1997 WHILE DRIVING MY SON IN LAWS FORD MUSTANG THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELT GRABBED WELL THE AIRBAG EXPLODED IN MY FACE CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE I LOST SITE IN RIGHT EYE BECAUSE OF IT PLUS THE SEAT BELT CUT ME INTO ON THE INSIDE AND I STILL HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES SON IN LAWS NAME IS [XXX] OF MUSK MICH HE HAD FULL COVERAGE THROUGH FARMERS GROUP BUT I RECEIVE NOTHING NOT EVEN MEDICAL CARE FROM THIS ACCIDENT OTHER THEN WHAT I PAID FOR. DO U HAVE ANY ADVISE ON THIS? I'M BLIND FOR LIFE I LOST GALLBLADDER AND STILL HAVE AN UNDERLYING PROBLEM IN STOMACH! I DON'T SEE HOW IT IS FAIR TO HAVE THOSE TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE STYLE OF AUTO AND ALL OF MY PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THEM PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 1997
Nov 2000 Crash Injury

FRONTAL COLLISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT A IMPACT OF 25-30 MPH,IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID DEPLPOY, AND DRIVER RECEIVED MASSIVE INTERNAL INJURIES. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 1999
May 1999 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: May 1999
Sep 1998

AIR BAG MONITOR ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 1998
Sep 1998 Crash Injury

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN HEAD, NECK AND BRAIN INJURY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 1993
May 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AT DEALERSHIP. BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE REACHED THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 1998
Mar 1997 Crash Injury

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS, ONE AT 50 MPH AND ANOTHER AT 30 MPH IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Dec 1996
Dec 1996

OTHER: DRIVER'S AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 1996
Dec 1996 Crash Injury

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 45 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 1996
Sep 1996 Crash Injury

CONSUMER WAS FROM THE REAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Aug 1996 Crash

DRIVING THROUGH GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND WAS PLOWED BY MUSTANG, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG MODULE WAS CRACKED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Mar 1995
Jul 1996 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DUP 530159, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 1993
Dec 1995 Crash

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 1995
Jul 1995 Crash

INVOLVED INTO A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 1995
Feb 1995 Crash Injury

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED YET. *YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 FORD MUSTANG, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 1995

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1993 Ford Mustang has 15 Air Bags complaints on file. 12 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.