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1980 Ford Mustang Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 5, 1997
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 16, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1980 Ford Mustang. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Seat beltsSteeringVisibility
Filed Nov 5, 1997

SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY LATCH BROKE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE DUE TO LEAKAGE.

NHTSA ID
524429
Incident
Jan 18, 1984
Steering
Filed Mar 21, 1997

TILT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKEN GIMBLE RING AND POT METAL BRACKET.

NHTSA ID
515803
Steering
Filed Jun 13, 1996
Fire reported

DRIVING VEHICLE, NOTICED A PLUME OF SMOKE & BAD SMELL COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN & REAR OF VEHICLE, FIRE HAD BURNED THRU THE REAR SEAT FROM MUFFLER AREA, *AK

NHTSA ID
985664
Incident
May 31, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 16, 1995
2 injuries reported

REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
482099
Incident
Nov 6, 1983

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .