NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Lincoln MKX Recalls
The 2008 Lincoln MKX has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Lincoln MKX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 253
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Lincoln MKX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2008 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 2007, 2009–2010 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 2007, 2009–2010 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 2007, 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 2007, 2009–2010 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 2007 MKX, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 08V301000
- Reported
- July 3, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 MKX, 5 other models
2008 Lincoln MKX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 253 owner complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKX, the newest on December 4, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (1%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKX, the component group named most often is the air bags (62%), followed by the power train (12%) and the service brakes (7%).
5 of the 2008 Lincoln MKX's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Lincoln MKX owners gave the mileage (97 complaints), the median was 89,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags157
- Power Train30
- Service Brakes17
- Fuel/Propulsion System16
- Engine15
- Vehicle Speed Control13
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 16 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 76 | |
| 2018 | 81 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKX peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 81. 3% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 253 complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKX by model year
Other 2008 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: December 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted