The contact owns a 2011 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while at a stop light, the front driver’s side seat air bag deployed upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.
2011 Ford Mustang: airbag warning light
10 of the 466 complaints about the 2011 Ford Mustang describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 60,000
- recalls
- 4
Is there a fix? There are 4 recalls and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
My passenger air bag lights started coming on when on one was there. Then it started turning on the air bag light on the dash. It didn't matter what was in the seat if anything the light would come on. I have been sitting in the seat and one minute no light then the next light is on including on the dash. Doesn't matter highway city or how far you drive.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the air bag warning indicator was consistently illuminated. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was driven. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. While driving 55 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times, but the dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 42,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. While driving at 55 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times, but the dealer was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v319000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 42,500.
Airbag light came on and would not go off. Took it to dealership where they told me the passenger side airbag module was faulty. We're going to charge me $600 to replace something that I have no control over and is consider a safety issue and needs to be fixed from what the dealer told me. I have had no accidents in this car to cause that to be faulty and I feel as though this should be something the dealership should have to replace.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford mustang. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the contact turned the steering wheel to the right but the vehicle did not turn. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact also stated that the front passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Updated 7/28/15*cn updated 10/17/2017
Front drivers airbag light on. Called ford to get it fixed and was told by both dealership and the warranty department that I would have to pay $150 to have it tested. Depending on what the test showed I would be given the cost to repair. Have extended warranty with ford too. They all stated that it probably would not be covered which can run me up to an additional $300. I have paid to have an extended warrant as well as pay them to service my car. The passenger seat electronics has already failed and had to be replaced. The clip on the exhaust broke and had to be replaced. Now the drivers side electronics is breaking. The seat will not move. Ford will not take ownership of poor quality. Now bigger concerns with all the airbag recalls as to why the 2011 have not been recalled!
When I am braking at about 3-5 MPH the car will lunge forward (feels like I was rear ended but no cars behind me) occasionally I will go to accelerate and can't get above 15 MPH I have to turn the car off and back on then it's fine. The air bag light off for the passenger seat will come on even with a 250 lb person sitting there, I have had people try to shift their weight but it still comes on after 5 minutes of driving it goes away. The peddle pressure to the brakes feel low and I have tapped my brakes and the ABS activated causing the brakes pulsate at 25 MPH. The driver side engine will intermediately sequel and the car will idle extremely rough, it does it mostly at idle but I have had it happen at a stop light after 1 hour of driving. Also I always feel a ton of engine vibration on the brake pedal.
2011 ford mustang v-6 after owning for about 2 months, we noticed that on occasion the "pass air bag' light in the overhead would flicker on indication that the passenger airbag system is disabled. After a few weeks, the light became more consistent to the point that it would remain on for the majority of the duration of any trip. Made a trip to the shop and the system was "re-zeroed". No issues for a few weeks and then the issue started again. Back to the shop and told that this is normal operation of the system due to my wife weighing ~105 - 110lbs. Went home and read the drivers manual to see if this feature of the system was described. Found a procedure in the manual for training the system to identify the weight of a passenger to the system. Followed the procedure. Again the system operated as expected for about a week and then started again. Back to the shop and again told that it was normal operation but ford was again e-mailed. Response was to perform the procedure in the drivers manual. If this failed to work additional testing to be performed. Repeated the reset procedure 2 more times and returned to the shop with the same results. While sitting in the drive way of the dealership the airbag light was witnessed by the service manager flashing on and off with the car in idle and my wife properly restrained. Additional testing has been performed and all tests have been passed. The dealership is planning to replace the seat pad/bladder when the parts are released by ford. This will be in early december at best. I am currently being told by ford to pull over and have my wife ride in the back seat of our brand new car when the light illuminates.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Recall number 21V081000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
Recall number 19V001000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Recall number 16V384000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2014 Mustang vehicles manufactured April 6, 2004, to June 21, 2014, and 2005-2006 GT vehicles manufactured February 20, 2004, to September 22, 2006. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver side air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2016. Even if interim repairs were performed under safety recall 14V‑802, owners must bring their vehicles in for the final remedy. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S21. Note: This recall supersedes safety recall 14V‑802.
Recall number 15V319000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2011 Ford Mustang airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2011 Ford Mustang?
10 of 466 owner complaints about the 2011 Ford Mustang (2%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Ford Mustang?
There are 4 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Ford Mustang
Grinding brakes 65Won't shift 34Stalling 25Harsh shifting 23Check engine light 20Loss of power 20Transmission failure 13Whining noise 12Hesitation 9Jerking 7Knocking 5Power steering loss 5
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