NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Lincoln MKS Recalls
The 2011 Lincoln MKS has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 26, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Lincoln MKS. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 43
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2011 Lincoln MKS, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2011 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 2009 MKS, 4 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V340000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 393,623
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 MKS, 6 other models
Structure: body: door
- Campaign
- 15V040000
- Reported
- January 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,889
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 MKS, 1 other model
2011 Lincoln MKS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKS, the newest on May 3, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 39 injuries and 40 deaths.
In complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKS, the component group named most often is the steering (49%), followed by the engine (9%) and the service brakes (9%).
1 of the 2011 Lincoln MKS's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2011 Lincoln MKS owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering21
- Engine4
- Service Brakes4
- Electrical System3
- Exterior Lighting3
- Unknown Or Other3
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKS peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 5. 28% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 43 complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKS by model year
Other 2011 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: May 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted