Ford Mustang 2014 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion
Ford is recalling 2014 Mustang vehicles with potential passenger air bag inflator explosions causing serious injury or death. Owners must stop driving until repair is done.
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An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Ford is recalling certain 2014 Mustang vehicles due to a risk that passenger air bag inflators could explode, potentially causing serious injury or death. Owners must stop driving until the free repair is completed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1249154-ford-mustang-2014-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1249154-ford-mustang-2014-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury · Updated October 5, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #19V001000
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“Ford Mustang 2014 Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury from Inflator Explosion.” GovInfoNow, updated October 5, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1249154-ford-mustang-2014-air-bag-recall-risk-of-serious-injury. Based on NHTSA recall #19V001000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19V001000).
Why it’s dangerous
The passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to high humidity, temperature, and temperature changes. This can cause sharp metal fragments to strike occupants, leading to serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles in specific U.S. states and territories are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles face the highest risk of serious injury or death if the air bag inflator explodes.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2014 Ford Mustang was sold or registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. Also check if your vehicle was sold in other states or territories listed in the recall notice.
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What to do — step by step
Stop Using Vehicle Now
Do not drive your vehicle until the air bag inflator repair is completed.
Contact Ford Customer Service
Call Ford at 1-866-436-7332 to schedule the free repair of the passenger air bag inflator.
What NHTSA says to do
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 5 months.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #19V001000 (July 1, 2019)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 5, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.