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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1ZVBP8CF9C5••••••2012 Ford MUSTANG
That is about average for the 2012 Ford MUSTANG — 6 complaints per build across 68 builds.
9on this build
425on the model
68builds in total
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 6Air Bags 3Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsNov 2017
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 ford mustang. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unvailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.…
Power TrainApr 2016
I was driving down the street and when I shifted from 1st to 2nd the gear shifter got hung up and would not shift causing the car to downshift throwing me foward and hitting my head on the steering wheel
Air BagsApr 2016
Takata recall. My 2012 ford mustang was issued a recall for faulty airbags on 5-27-2015. The recall status on 4-8-2016 is still "recall incomplete. Remedy not yet available." I find this completely unacceptable. I saw on the news that there was another death caused by these…
Air BagsOct 2014
"takata recall", drivers airbag took forever to be replaced. Next we receive recall for passenger side airbag replacement. Contacted several ford dealers for information on when replacement parts would be available. None of the local ford dealers have a clue when replacement is…
Power TrainDec 2012
The problem with the vehicle started when I tried to start it. When I turned the key the vehicle took a few seconds longer than usual to start up. As I began driving down the highway my vehicle wouldn't shift gears out of 40mph and caused the engine to have high RPM. When I…
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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 1ZVBP8CF9C5244057 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.