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title: "FORD MUSTANG (2021) - Recall 21V980000 — NHTSA record 188767 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Mustang vehicles. The side curtain air bag inflators may have been manufactured with the incorrect amount of"
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# FORD MUSTANG (2021) - Recall 21V980000 — NHTSA record 188767

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Dec 16, 2021. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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## What the record says

- **Product**: FORD MUSTANG (2021) - Recall 21V980000
- **Reason**: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Mustang vehicles. The side curtain air bag inflators may have been manufactured with the incorrect amount of compressed gas, which can result in improper air bag inflation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 226, "Ejection Mitigation," and 214, "Side Impact Protection." An air bag that does not inflate properly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 93
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 188767

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V980000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FORD MUSTANG; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Dec 16, 2021
- **Owner notification**: Apr 22, 2022
- **Record created**: Dec 16, 2021

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the side curtain air bags, free of charge. An interim owner notification letter was mailed on February 3, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 22, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C37.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=21V980000)

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