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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1FA6P8CFXH5270328 · Checked Aug 22, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 5

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1FA6P8CFXH5•••••• 2017 Ford MUSTANG

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5on this build
253on the model
68builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reported Power Train 2 Back Over Prevention 2 Engine 1

What owners of this build wrote

Engine fire Jun 2019
2017 ford mustang gt premium with less than 20k miles while driving stalled and engine caught fire. No prior warnings, smells or leaks on the garage floor. I have the fire report and all other documents but couldn't get them to upload
Back Over Prevention Feb 2022
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Mustang. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera image became distorted, then turned blank. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact received recall notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V082000 (Back Over…
Power Train Nov 2019
This is a 435hp sports car with a manual transmission. The car was used to commute on the interstate where there was little shifting. At 26,000 the clutch completely came out of the car and left me stranded on the side of the road. When the clutch failed, I had down shifted into…
Back Over Prevention Sep 2019
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the rear-view camera was intermittently inoperable. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V082000 (Back Over Prevention), and the vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the decklid wiring…
Power Train Jan 2017
Whenever I take off and while I'm driving shifting gears the car makes a thud or thump sound. When I first put it into gear it makes the thud sound and it continues throughout second and third even fourth gear. It's odd because no other car that I've owned has done this and I do…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FA6P8CFXH5270328 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.