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Lincoln Mkz · 2011

7 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V384000·2016-05-31

    Ford Recalls Vehicles Due to Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Ford is recalling specific 2005-2011 vehicles because passenger air bag inflators may rupture in a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, MERCURY, LINCOLN MUSTANG, FORD GT, FUSION, MILAN
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V158000·2021-03-10

    Ford Recalls Vehicles for Driver-Side Airbag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Ford is recalling specific 2006-2012 vehicles because the driver-side airbag inflator may explode, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    MERCURY — MERCURY, LINCOLN, FORD MILAN, MKZ, ZEPHYR, FUSION
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21E013000·2021-02-16

    Ford Recalls Air Bag Inflator Parts for Collision Repair

    Ford is recalling specific air bag inflator and module replacement parts used in collision repairs. These parts may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    MERCURY — MERCURY, FORD, LINCOLN MILAN, FUSION, MKZ, MUSTANG
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V001000·2019-01-07

    Ford Recalls Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Ford is recalling specific 2010-2014 models because passenger air bag inflators may explode due to humidity, posing a serious injury risk.

    Product
    FORD — FORD, LINCOLN, MERCURY MUSTANG, RANGER, EDGE, MKX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V775000·2018-11-01

    Ford Recalls 2010-2012 Vehicles for Passenger Air Bag Defect

    Ford is recalling specific 2010-2012 vehicles to replace passenger air bag modules that may fail to inflate properly in a crash.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN, MERCURY, FORD MKZ, MILAN, FUSION
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14E028000·2014-05-29

    Ford Recalls All-Weather Floor Mats for Interference with Accelerator Pedal

    Ford is recalling all-weather driver-side floor mats for 2006-2011 Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles because they may shift and interfere with the accelerator pedal.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN, MERCURY, FORD MKZ, MILAN, FUSION, ZEPHYR
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V340000·2015-06-02

    Ford Recalls 2011-2013 Vehicles for Electric Power Steering Defect

    Ford is recalling specific 2011-2013 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles because the electric power steering assist system may shut down, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    LINCOLN — LINCOLN, FORD, MERCURY MKZ, FUSION, MILAN, TAURUS
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20114/5

    2 trims tested for 2011; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2017 · engine 64 complaints, median 77,500 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2008 · wheels 26 complaints, median 41,800 mi
  • 2017 · powertrain 22 complaints, median 107,000 mi
    Includes 3 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2011 · brakes 21 complaints, median 96,140 mi

Technical service bulletins

604 manufacturer service bulletins across 14 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2020: 4.6/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2019: 4.2/5 · 20 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2018: 4.0/5 · 32 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2017: 3.4/5 · 135 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2016: 3.3/5 · 63 complaints · most complained-of: steering

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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