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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1ZVBP8CF5C5••••••2012 Ford MUSTANG
This build draws 1.8× more complaints than the average 2012 Ford MUSTANG build (11 vs 6).
11on this build
425on the model
68builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 6Seats 2Air Bags 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashApr 2016
The contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. While the gear shifter was shifted into the neutral position, the front driver seat was lifted and collided with the parking brake. As a result, the parking brake was disengaged, the vehicle rolled away in the forward direction, and crashed…
Electrical SystemfireFeb 2014
On 02-25-2014 at approximately 0800 my wife ([xxx]) was driving our 2012 ford mustang gt, she turned on the heated seats and was traveling north bound on ga hwy 49 when the seat warmer malfunctioned overheating and burning a hole through the leather seat back, causing a first…
StructureOct 2015
There is no reason for ford not to cover this repair/replacement of my hood. The paint is lifting off of the hood due to corrosion under the paint by manufacturer defect on the assembly line
Air BagsMay 2015
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V319000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date…
Engine And Engine CoolingApr 2012
The contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contatc stated that the vehicle would suddenly lose power whenever it accelerated above 4500 rpms. The engine would exhibit a loss of power, but would not stall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that…
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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 1ZVBP8CF5C5255282 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.