NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Lincoln MKX Recalls
The 2007 Lincoln MKX has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Lincoln MKX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 298
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Lincoln MKX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2007 Lincoln MKX
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 2008–2010 MKX, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 21V081000
- Reported
- February 16, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 MKX, 7 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 2008–2009 MKX, 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 2008–2010 MKX, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 14V682000
- Reported
- October 29, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 186,024
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008 MKX, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 MKX, 5 other models
2007 Lincoln MKX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 298 owner complaints about the 2007 Lincoln MKX, the newest on October 11, 2024. Of these, 14 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Lincoln MKX, the component group named most often is the air bags (52%), followed by the power train (12%) and the fuel/propulsion system (11%).
5 of the 2007 Lincoln MKX's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Lincoln MKX owners gave the mileage (142 complaints), the median was 90,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags154
- Power Train35
- Fuel/Propulsion System32
- Engine17
- Fuel System, Gasoline16
- Service Brakes16
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 24 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 82 | |
| 2018 | 78 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Lincoln MKX peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 82. 7% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Lincoln MKX drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKX year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 298 complaints about the 2007 Lincoln MKX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKX by model year
Other 2007 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted