NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Lincoln MKZ Recalls
The 2010 Lincoln MKZ has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Lincoln MKZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 170
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Lincoln MKZ, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2010 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, 2011–2012 MKZ, 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 2009 MKZ, 7 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 MKZ, 3 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 2011–2012 MKZ, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V775000
- Reported
- November 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 MKZ, 2 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 MKZ, 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, 2011 MKZ, 8 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2011 MKZ, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 MKZ, 5 other models
2010 Lincoln MKZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 170 owner complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKZ, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (8%); owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKZ, the component group named most often is the air bags (56%), followed by the service brakes (15%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (7%).
7 of the 2010 Lincoln MKZ's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Lincoln MKZ owners gave the mileage (74 complaints), the median was 72,233 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags96
- Service Brakes26
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
- Exterior Lighting11
- Electrical System10
- Vehicle Speed Control10
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 45 | |
| 2018 | 53 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 15 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKZ peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 53. 8% 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 MKZ drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKZ year in the same window: 5th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the three best-measured Lincoln MKZ years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 170 complaints about the 2010 Lincoln MKZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKZ by model year
Other 2010 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted