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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1FALP42TXSF225023 · Checked Aug 7, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 4

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1FALP42TXSF•••••• 1995 Ford MUSTANG

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116builds in total
Most reported Electrical System 3 Engine And Engine Cooling 1

What owners of this build wrote

Engine And Engine Cooling Jan 2002
Vehicle was serviced on 15-jan-2002 for recall campaign 01V390000/engine cooling fan bearing. After vehicle was serviced for recall and driven 35 mph, engine overheated and vehicle stalled. Dealership examined vehicle and determined engine cooling fan has failed and repairs were…
Electrical System Aug 2000
Vehicle stalling on roadway, ford unable to find the problem, restarts after cooling
Electrical System Nov 1994
Vehicle stalls intermittently
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On several occasions consumer has problems with inserting key into ignition switch, at times the key is hard to get out and the ignition switch will not line up to insert key, consumer states that on one occasion, the vehicle started by itself

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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 1FALP42TXSF225023 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.