NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Lincoln MKZ Recalls
The 2008 Lincoln MKZ has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Lincoln MKZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 281
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Lincoln MKZ, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2008 Lincoln MKZ
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, 2009–2012 MKZ, 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, 2009–2010 MKZ, 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, 2009, 2012 MKZ, 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, 2009–2011 MKZ, 8 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2011 MKZ, 3 other models
2008 Lincoln MKZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 281 owner complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKZ, the newest on July 6, 2024. Of these, 12 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKZ, the component group named most often is the air bags (59%), followed by the service brakes (19%) and the wheels (11%).
3 of the 2008 Lincoln MKZ's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Lincoln MKZ owners gave the mileage (117 complaints), the median was 80,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags166
- Service Brakes52
- Wheels32
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic24
- Electrical System8
- Power Train6
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 28 | |
| 2017 | 90 | |
| 2018 | 66 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 19 | |
| 2021 | 23 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKZ peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 90. 2% 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: 5/5
The 281 complaints about the 2008 Lincoln MKZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKZ by model year
Other 2008 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: July 6, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted