NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Lincoln MKX Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 66
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 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 2009 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 2007–2008, 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 2007–2008, 2010 MKX, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V046000
- Reported
- January 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 327,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2010 MKX, 6 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 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 2007–2008, 2010 MKX, 8 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 15V712000
- Reported
- October 27, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 110,636
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010 MKX, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008, 2010 MKX, 5 other models
2009 Lincoln MKX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 66 owner complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKX, the newest on September 1, 2026.
In complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKX, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the service brakes (15%) and the electrical system (11%).
6 of the 2009 Lincoln MKX's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Lincoln MKX owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags35
- Service Brakes10
- Electrical System7
- Unknown Or Other6
- Power Train3
- Wheels3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKX peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 19. 5% 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 66 complaints about the 2009 Lincoln MKX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKX by model year
Other 2009 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted