The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ford Mustang Mach-E: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 41 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford Mustang Mach-E, model years 2021–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 32,601 | 31 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32,426 | 31 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 65,016 | 22 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 41,393 | 9.7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 46,784 | 6.4 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 11 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 11 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 11 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 7 | 4 |
| Steering System | 5 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 3 | 1 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 2 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 2 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Ford Mustang Mach-E puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford Mustang Mach-E, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-11 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-12-05 | 2022 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-12-04 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-06 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-06 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | ESC · Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Steering System · Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-26 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch · Power Train | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-18 | 2023 | WA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-16 | 2023 | OR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-14 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-13 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-27 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Service Brake System · Steering System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-23 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-13 | 2023 | OK | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-13 | 2023 | OK | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-09 | 2024 | WA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-03-14 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System · Steering System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-16 | 2022 | IL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-17 | 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-08 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-12-04 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-10-23 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 2 | Other | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-13 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 3 | Forward Collision · Service Brake System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-06-18 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-03 | 2022 | PA | 2 | 0 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-24 | 2022 | TX | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-01-09 | 2022 | TX | 1 | 1 | Electrical System · No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-03 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | CA | 1 | 0 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-13 | 2023 | OR | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Seat Belts · Air Bags · Service Brake System | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-06-02 | 2023 | MA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2021 | CT | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-04 | 2021 | CA | 2 | 0 | Forward Collision · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2023-01-28 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-10-12 | 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-07-30 | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-21 | 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-01 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2021-06-22 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System · Steering System · Other | 2021 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford Mustang Mach-E and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Mustang Mach-E that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.