NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Lincoln MKS Recalls
The 2009 Lincoln MKS has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Lincoln MKS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 56
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Lincoln MKS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2009 Lincoln MKS
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V247000
- Reported
- April 26, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 695
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2011 MKS, 4 other models
2009 Lincoln MKS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 56 owner complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKS, the newest on December 8, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKS, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (20%), followed by the service brakes (16%) and the air bags (14%).
The 2009 Lincoln MKS's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Where 2009 Lincoln MKS owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic11
- Service Brakes9
- Air Bags8
- Vehicle Speed Control7
- Unknown Or Other5
- Engine4
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKS peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 13. 34% arrived between 2008 and 2012, 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 56 complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKS by model year
Other 2009 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: December 8, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted