2022 Ford Mustang Mach E problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (24) · Power Train (22) · Vehicle Speed Control (19)
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Safety recalls (9)
Power Train:driveline:differential Unit 2026-06-30 · campaign 26V417000 · 42,784 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Mustang Mach E vehicles. The rear differential pinion shaft may fracture.
Risk: Differential pinion shaft fracture may result in a loss of drive power, or unintended vehicle movement if the vehicle is in park without the parking brake applied, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will repair or replace the rear differential assembly as necessary, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed July 13, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available, anticipated in late December 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S50.
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery:management System/Energy Control Module (Bms/Becm) 2025-06-27 · campaign 25V441000 · 239 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Mustang Mach E vehicles equipped with an extended range battery. The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
Risk: An overheated high voltage battery contactor can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the high voltage battery junction box, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S56. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall number 23V687.
Electrical System:body Control Module:software 2025-06-13 · campaign 25V404000 · 197,432 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Mustang Mach E vehicles. In the event of a low battery charge, the electronic door latches may remain locked once the driver or front passenger exits and shuts the door, possibly trapping someone who is unable to use the inside door release handles, such as a child in the back seat.
Risk: The inability to enter or exit the vehicle in an emergency increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and the Secondary On-Board Diagnostic Control Module C (SOBDMC) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to 2021-2025 Mustang Mach-E owners September 12, 2025. Additionally, Owner notification letters were mailed to 2024-2025 Mustang Mach-E owners July 10, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S65.
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-05-09 · campaign 25V315000 · 1,076,138 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2022-2025 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-2023 Mach-E, 2024 Ranger, Mustang, 2021-2023 Lincoln Nautilus, 2022-2024 Navigator, and 2023-2024 Corsair vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.
Risk: A frozen or missing rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air update, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on June 26, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Owner notification letters were sent on October 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery:management System/Energy Control Module (Bms/Becm):software 2025-02-28 · campaign 25V130000 · 626 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 22V-412. The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
Risk: An overheated high voltage battery contactor may cause the vehicle to lose drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the on-board software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 11, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S14.
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery:management System/Energy Control Module (Bms/Becm) 2023-10-13 · campaign 23V687000 · 34,762 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles equipped with an extended range battery. The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
Risk: An overheated high voltage battery contactor can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the high voltage battery junction box, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 29, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S56. Vehicles included in this recall that were previously repaired under recall 22V-412 will need to have the new remedy completed.
Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft 2022-08-26 · campaign 22V646000 · 1,175 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles. The right-rear axle half shafts may have been manufactured improperly, allowing the half shaft stem to break under load.
Risk: A broken half shaft can cause a loss of drive power, or a rollaway could occur while parked if the electronic parking brake is not engaged. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the serial number, and replace the right-rear half shaft, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 19, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S55.
Electrical System:propulsion System:traction Battery:management System/Energy Control Module (Bms/Becm):software 2022-06-10 · campaign 22V412000 · 48,924 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E vehicles. The high voltage battery main contactors may overheat.
Risk: An overheated high voltage battery contactor may cause the vehicle to lose drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the on-board software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 8, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S41.
Seat Belts:rear/Other:anchorage 2021-12-16 · campaign 21V979000 · 2,622 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Mustang Mach-E and 2022 Maverick vehicles. The rear seat belt buckles may not be properly attached to the rear floor assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
Risk: Improperly attached seat belts may not adequately restrain an occupant in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will repair the rear seat belt buckle attachments, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C36.
Service bulletins (226)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-14 · TSB 26-2442 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin supersedes 26-2297. reason for update: add 2022-2025 transit vehicles. some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above equipped with sync4 may experience a blank center display screen or black center display screen after welcome animation. the rear-view camera will still funct
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-13 · SSM 55242 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2026 mustang mach-e vehicles may exhibit an illuminated brake warning indicator with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c1013:92 stored in the anti-lock brake system (abs) module. this may be due to brake pads being out of specification for compressibility, which can alter the brake system's pr
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-24 · 26B07 · Other
recommended repair prior to sale customer satisfaction program 26b07 certain 2021-2025 model year f-150 lightning and mustang mach-e vehicles undesired acceleration due to adaptive cruise control (acc) activation
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-23 · SSM 55194 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2024 mustang mach-e, 2025-2026 navigator and 2024 f-150 vehicles may exhibit inoperative welcome/approach detection lights. this may be due to the body control module (bcm) software. to correct the condition, download and run the "bcm - programmable module installation (pmi)" application u
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-13 · SSM 55080 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2023 mustang mach-e vehicles built on or before 25-jun-2023, 2022-2025 e-transit and 2022-2023 f-150 lightning vehicles may experience a high voltage battery stop charging condition when using a direct current (dc) fast charger level 3 with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0eee:27 and p2e5
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-23 · SSM 55031 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2026 ford/lincoln vehicles may exhibit various symptoms including but not limited to the auto start/stop system not operating as intended with a "check charging system" message in the instrument panel cluster (ipc) while the charging system is operating properly with no charging related di
Showing the 6 most recent of 226 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-09 · Vehicle Speed Control · 45,000 mi“the contact owns a 2022 ford mustang mach-e. the contact stated that while attempting to reverse, while shifting the gear shifter to drive, the vehicle independently accelerated. the contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions. no warning lights were illuminated. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. …”
2026-09-28 · Power Train“my vehicle dash displayed "vehicle not in park" multiple times immediately after i put it in the drive position. at times i could push the "ok" prompt and proceed to drive but when i slowed or. stopped at intersections it would occur again and sometimes it applied the park brake without any action on my part. around the same time i started getting …”
2026-09-18 · Fuel/Propulsion System“1) the high voltage junction box failed causing the vehicle to abruptly stall on a public road. the part will be available for inspection through contacting a local dealership. 2) the vehicle completely stalled at night in the middle of a 6 lane intersection. this posed a hazard for myself as well as for on coming and cross traffic. 3) the dealer …”
2026-09-17 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 💥 crash“i had put the vehicle into one pedal drive mode for the first time on the morning of aug 29th. vehicle operated as it should for first few places i drove to and stopped, but then i approached a red light, removed foot slowly from accelerator and vehicle came to a full stop as it should. approximately 2-5 seconds later, without warning or even the c…”
2026-09-06 · Structure:body“spot welds have failed on the drivers side door. this is a known issue with multiple ford vehicles, though they have not issued a recall for this specific model.…”
2026-08-27 · Electrical System“i just had the high voltage battery junction box replaced after being in shop 16 days. upon arrival to my house yesterday my car would not charge. upon further investigation once the hvbj connector is replaced a charge of the car to put a full load on this connector is not performed. instead ford goes the easy route and uses a test drive and other …”
2026-08-21 · Fuel System, Gasoline“see attached document for complaint…”
2026-08-20 · Engine“the high voltage battery junction box connector has failed. there have been two recalls one software and one to replace this part the high voltage battery junction box with a more robust part to handle thermal loads. as of now there are zero recalls on my car open so they are all done. the first time this component failed was around 24k miles ish i…”
2026-08-19 · Unknown Or Other“i was pulling into a parking lot at low speed when the car suddenly began accelerating rapidly on its own. fortunately, when i hit the brakes it stopped without incident. however, if someone had been right in front of me at the time - a pedestrian or car - it could have resulted in a crash. i am certain that i didn't hit the accelerator, nor was…”
2026-08-17 · Engine“i am unsure, but i think it's the high voltage battery junction box. a week after buying the car used from aaron ford of poway, i received a safely stop now warning, then the car broke down on the middle of the turning lane into my job a medical clinic putting myself, patients, other drivers, and my coworkers all on danger as it is a busy street. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.