NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Lincoln MKX Recalls
The 2010 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 2010 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
- 111
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 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 2010 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 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 MKX, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V001000
- Reported
- January 7, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 782,384
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 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 2009 MKX, 6 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 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 2009 MKX, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 MKX, 5 other models
2010 Lincoln MKX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 111 owner complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKX, the newest on September 13, 2024. Of these, 9 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKX, the component group named most often is the air bags (49%), followed by the service brakes (20%) and the seats (5%).
6 of the 2010 Lincoln MKX's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Lincoln MKX owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 89,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags54
- Service Brakes22
- Seats6
- Structure5
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Engine4
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKX peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 27. 9% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Lincoln MKX drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKX year in the same window: 7th highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Lincoln MKX years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 111 complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKX by model year
Other 2010 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 13, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted