{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 17V168 (17C04): 2017 Ford Mustang",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v168/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V168 (Ford): If the door unlatches in a crash it can increase the risk of injury. Ford's own number: 17C04.",
  "excerpt": "Ford Mustang, model year 2017. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 13 March 2017. 5,470 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Mustang vehicles. The return spring for the driver side interior door handle may come loose, allowing the driver's door to unlatch in a side impact crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 17C04. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V168 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the door unlatches in a crash it can increase the risk of injury.” 17V168 Ford Motor Company Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch 13 March 2017 2017-2017 FORD MUSTANG If the door unlatches in a crash it can increase the risk of injury. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver-side interior door handle and repair the return spring, as necessary, free ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:00:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:21:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 17V168 (17C04): 2017 Ford Mustang\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v168/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}