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1982 Ford Mustang

Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.

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These records cover every 1982 Ford Mustang. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.

Recalls

1 recall names the 1982 Ford Mustang. Newest first.

Owner complaints

1 complaints

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Defect investigations

NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

Every Ford Mustang model year

Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.

1965: 4 complaints, 1 recalls19651966: 4 complaints, 1 recalls1967: 2 complaints, 5 recalls1968: 1 complaints, 2 recalls1969: 3 complaints, 4 recalls1970: 0 complaints, 2 recalls1971: 0 complaints, 1 recalls19711972: 0 complaints, 1 recalls1973: 0 complaints, 1 recalls1974: 0 complaints, 1 recalls1975: 0 complaints, 0 recalls1976: 2 complaints, 3 recalls1977: 0 complaints, 3 recalls19771978: 3 complaints, 5 recalls1979: 0 complaints, 7 recalls1980: 4 complaints, 2 recalls1981: 0 complaints, 2 recalls1982: 1 complaints, 1 recalls1983: 5 complaints, 1 recalls19831984: 18 complaints, 4 recalls1985: 16 complaints, 3 recalls1986: 30 complaints, 2 recalls1987: 38 complaints, 5 recalls1988: 108 complaints, 5 recalls1989: 109 complaints, 5 recalls19891990: 85 complaints, 5 recalls1991: 77 complaints, 6 recalls1992: 69 complaints, 5 recalls1993: 101 complaints, 7 recalls1994: 356 complaints, 13 recalls1995: 602 complaints, 16 recalls19951996: 246 complaints, 12 recalls1997: 176 complaints, 11 recalls1998: 236 complaints, 14 recalls1999: 213 complaints, 10 recalls2000: 311 complaints, 9 recalls2001: 173 complaints, 8 recalls20012002: 118 complaints, 6 recalls2003: 145 complaints, 6 recalls2004: 116 complaints, 6 recalls2005: 705 complaints, 9 recalls2006: 424 complaints, 9 recalls2007: 615 complaints, 9 recalls20072008: 347 complaints, 8 recalls2009: 181 complaints, 6 recalls2010: 261 complaints, 6 recalls2011: 466 complaints, 5 recalls2012: 469 complaints, 7 recalls2013: 271 complaints, 6 recalls20132014: 359 complaints, 4 recalls2015: 439 complaints, 11 recalls2016: 380 complaints, 5 recalls2017: 268 complaints, 6 recalls2018: 196 complaints, 4 recalls2019: 152 complaints, 6 recalls20192020: 122 complaints, 8 recalls2021: 55 complaints, 6 recalls2022: 50 complaints, 9 recalls2023: 15 complaints, 6 recalls2024: 85 complaints, 12 recalls2025: 20 complaints, 6 recalls20252026: 8 complaints, 5 recalls