NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Lincoln MKZ Recalls
The 2011 Lincoln MKZ has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Lincoln MKZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 145
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Lincoln MKZ, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2011 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 2007–2010, 2012 MKZ, 6 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 2010, 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 2010, 2012 MKZ, 2 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 2007–2010 MKZ, 8 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 MKZ, 6 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 14E028000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 MKZ, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012 MKZ, 5 other models
2011 Lincoln MKZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 145 owner complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKZ, the newest on August 22, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (8%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKZ, the component group named most often is the air bags (46%), followed by the service brakes (14%) and the steering (13%).
5 of the 2011 Lincoln MKZ's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Lincoln MKZ owners gave the mileage (74 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags66
- Service Brakes20
- Steering19
- Engine10
- Structure10
- Electrical System8
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 33 | |
| 2018 | 26 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKZ peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 33. 8% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKZ year in the same window: 7th highest of the 7 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Lincoln MKZ years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 145 complaints about the 2011 Lincoln MKZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKZ by model year
Other 2011 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: August 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted