Ford recalls 110,626 Mustangs: two faults, from frozen wipers to a cracked differential
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Two U.S. campaigns cover 110,626 cars: 67,842 Mustang and Mustang GTD with a cold-weather wiper fault, and 42,784 Mach-E whose rear-differential pinion shaft can crack. Dealers fix both free — here is how to check your VIN.
Ford is dealing with two separate U.S. recalls across the Mustang family, and the problems hit very different cars. According to Reuters, citing the NHTSA regulator, the campaigns cover 110,626 vehicles: the classic Mustang and the extreme Mustang GTD are being checked over their wipers, while the electric Mustang Mach-E is flagged for a possible rear-differential failure.
The first recall affects 67,842 Mustang and Mustang GTD cars. At around 0 °C the wiper motor can lose LIN communication with the steering-column control module, so the wipers may run only at high speed while the washer system stops working. The cause is not mechanical: a supplier shipped the wrong microchip to the factory. It sounds minor, but in winter or dirty weather a wiper stuck in one mode quickly becomes a visibility and safety problem.
The second campaign covers 42,784 Ford Mustang Mach-E units, whose rear differential pinion shaft can fracture — the defect first surfaced in spring on a European 2023 Mach-E. The stakes are higher than with the wipers: a loss of drive power, and if the car is parked without the parking brake set, unintended movement is possible. On an EV with high wheel torque the fault is especially sensitive, since the driveline must steadily handle loads during acceleration, regeneration and low-speed maneuvers.
NHTSA notes that Ford dealers will repair or replace the affected parts free of charge. For U.S. owners that is routine, but for cars taken abroad it gets trickier: a recall that exists on paper does not always mean quick access to a fix in another market.
The winter angle matters. The wiper problem shows up specifically in the cold, so it is far more relevant in regions with real winters than in mild climates. Anyone who bought a Mustang outside the U.S. will have to act on their own — check the campaign, the paperwork and whether the seller closed the recall before handover.
For the record, the wiper recall runs under Ford reference 26C32; interim owner letters go out in the U.S. between 8 and 15 July 2026, while the actual motor replacement will only be available toward late March 2027. The Mach-E campaign is registered with NHTSA as 26V415 (Ford code 26S50): letters ship around 13 July, and the rear-differential replacement is promised for the fourth quarter of 2026. You can check your car by VIN on the NHTSA site or via Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.
