2023 Ford Mustang problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Steering (4) · Service Brakes (4) · Visibility/Wiper (1)
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Safety recalls (6)
Electrical System:body Control Module/Bcm 2025-10-10 · campaign 25V689000 · 2,101 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Mustang vehicles repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V727. The brake fluid level sensor may not activate the visual warning indicator when the brake fluid is low. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Risk: Without a low brake fluid warning light, the vehicle may be driven with low brake fluid, reducing braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 11, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C55. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 17, 2025.
Back Over Prevention:software 2025-06-27 · campaign 25V442000 · 200,237 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2024 Explorer, 2021-2024 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended.
Risk: A rearview camera that displays a blank image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle. A rearview image that continues to be displayed after the vehicle is shifted out of reverse may distract the driver. Both of these situations can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the rearview camera software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 4, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S72.
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2025-02-14 · campaign 25V096000 · 332 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Ford Mustang vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 24V-493. The secondary steering torque sensor may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the steering wheel to turn side to side against the driver's intentions.
Risk: A steering wheel that turns unintentionally can cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the power steering control module (PSCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 25, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S11.
Steering:electric Power Assist System 2024-06-28 · campaign 24V493000 · 30,735 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Ford Mustang vehicles. The secondary steering torque sensor may not be calibrated properly, which can cause the steering wheel to turn side to side against the driver's intentions.
Risk: A steering wheel that turns unintentionally can cause a loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the power steering control module (PSCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 11, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S44.
Electrical System:body Control Module/Bcm 2023-10-27 · campaign 23V727000 · 187,922 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Mustang vehicles. The brake fluid level sensor may not activate the visual warning indicator when the brake fluid is low. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Risk: Without a low brake fluid warning light, the vehicle may be driven with low brake fluid, reducing braking performance and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 21, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23C35.
Power Train:automatic Transmission 2023-02-10 · campaign 23V070000 · 1,138 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150, Mustang, Explorer, Bronco, and 2023 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. The transmission may contain a loose bolt which could prevent the transmission from engaging the park gear, although the gear shifter position may indicate that the vehicle has been shifted to "PARK."
Risk: The inability to secure the vehicle in the park position can result in a rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the transmissions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S06.
Service bulletins (72)
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 2026-10-22 · TSB 26-2408 v2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin supersedes 26-2309. reason for update: update the model section to remove aviator 10r80, update theparts list to add 3.3l to w520514-s440, and add l1mz-7z490-g valve body separator plate for aviator
Power Train 2026-09-22 · TSB 26-2408 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin supersedes 26-2309. reason for update: update the model section to remove aviator 10r80, update the parts list to add 3.3l to w520514-s440, and add l1mz-7z490-g valve body separator plate for aviator. some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above may exhibit at least one of
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-09 · 26E04 · Emissions
new vehicle delivery hold - emissions recall 26e04 certain 2021-2025 model year f-150, maverick, mustang, ranger, expedition, bronco sport, explorer, bronco, navigator, and aviator vehicles powertrain control module software update
Power Train 2026-07-02 · TSB 26-2309 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin supersedes 26-2241. reason for update: update the parts list to correct the claim quantity of the part number jb3z-4b496-b from 3 to 6. some of the vehicles listed in the model statement above may exhibit at least one of the following conditions: * harsh 3-4, 4-5 upshifts * harsh 5-3,
Power Train 2026-05-18 · TSB 26-2241 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin supersedes 25-2587. reason for update: update the parts list to add the f-clutch friction plates hl3z-7b164-d and the f-clutch steel plates pr3z-7b164-a for the proper vehicle lines, replace the transfer case mounting bolt part number from w714288-s438 to w714288-s437, update the part
Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection 2026-04-02 · SSM 54720 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
various 2020-2026 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with blind spot information system (blis) may experience an inoperative blind spot monitoring with a "blind spot system fault" message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (ipc). this may also be accompanied by diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs)
Showing the 6 most recent of 72 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-03-31 · Visibility/Wiper“while backing up back up camera suddenly went to a blue screen unable to see anything.…”
2025-10-21 · Power Train“while driving up hill in low gear, the vehicle suddenly will jerk, a service light will come on, and a powertrain warning will occur. when this happens, it warns that the pre-collision assist is unavailable, as well as the exhaust mode selection. once this occurs, the vehicle becomes much more difficult to drive as the rev match no longer occur…”
2024-09-11 · Steering · 3,000 mi“the contact owns a 2023 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v493000 (steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was shaking abnormally. the local dealer was contacted; however, no assistance was provi…”
2024-09-08 · Service Brakes“as i proceeded to get over on a highway with cars speeding, my car would not allow me to move over because it would not accerlate to be safe and my car slowed down as if there was no power as i had to get to the side of the highway to avoid getting hit as cars were traveling at a high rate of speed. my car then stopped and i was forced to move int…”
2024-09-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 💥 crash“this is the 3rd recall no counting issue that did no include recall. one of the fuel injectors stop working and caused my car to stop while running. without warning of fuel injector not working, my car would be hestiate to accerate and when i got the warning, i was informed to not drive the car because it would cause a wreck or without warning st…”
2024-09-03 · Steering“the contact owns a 2023 ford mustang. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v493000 (steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the local dealer was contacted. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact had not experien…”
2024-07-08 · Steering“my steering wheel has a vibration, this problem started a few days ago, i wasn't sure what was happening until today that i got the recall from ford. i'm afraid now, it's the first time in my whole life that i experienced this problem, really? this is brand new car. 3 recalls in one year. …”
2024-07-06 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“i was driving and my steering wheel turned to the right all of a sudden and i hit a curb. the curb caused my tire to blow, messed up my wheel, and who knows how bad anything else was that was messed up from this incident.…”
2024-05-09 · Unknown Or Other“ongoing issues with rough idle. threw a couple generic lean codes (p0171 and p0174) that did not stay. stored code p061a:00-28. on my third dealer. vehicle randomly shut off at stop sign with no codes thrown whatsoever. tech believes the issue is the throttlebody. ford corp says it passes their tests and will not warranty the replacement. fo…”
2024-03-27 · Service Brakes · 14,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2023 ford mustang. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph and making a left turn the collision avoidance system erroneously light activated although no other vehicles or structures were nearby and the braking system suddenly malfunctioned causing the brake pedal to extend to the floor while pressed causing the…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.