NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Lincoln Zephyr Recalls
The 2006 Lincoln Zephyr has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Lincoln Zephyr. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 229
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V158000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,602,668
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2011 Zephyr, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 19V904000
- Reported
- December 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 600,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Zephyr, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V024000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 654,695
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Zephyr, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V384000
- Reported
- May 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,892,343
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2011 Zephyr, 8 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2006 Lincoln Zephyr complaints by year
NHTSA has received 229 owner complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, the newest on August 20, 2024. Of these, 9 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, the component group named most often is the air bags (62%), followed by the wheels (11%) and the structure (6%).
3 of the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Lincoln Zephyr owners gave the mileage (91 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags142
- Wheels26
- Structure13
- Electrical System11
- Power Train11
- Service Brakes10
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 81 | |
| 2018 | 45 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 81. 3% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 229 complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Zephyr by model year
Other 2006 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted