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Ford 2015-10-26 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-15V707000

2016 Ford Mustang Recall

Issued October 26, 2015 · Ford

In October 2015, Ford recalled the 2016 Ford Mustang, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.

Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr

What this means for you

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Mustang vehicles manufactured September 26, 2015, to October 1, 2015. The front and rear seat belts and child seat tether anchors may have been damaged in shipping from the supplier to the vehicle assembly plant and may not adequately restrain the occupant in a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 225, "Child restraint anchorage systems."

What you should do

  1. 1 Keep using 2016 Ford Mustang only as advised. See the remedy below.
  2. 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
  3. 3 Contact Ford to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
  4. 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front and rear seat belt assemblies and the child seat tether anchors, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15C13.

Recall details

Brand
Ford
Category
Vehicles
Recall date
October 26, 2015
Units affected
Not reported
Sold at
Not listed
Recall number
NHTSA-15V707000
Made in
Not listed
Issuing agency
NHTSA

In context

  • Ford has 258 recalls in our database, including 3 rated Critical.
  • We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
  • This is the 26th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2015.
Read the official NHTSA notice

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