NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Lincoln MKS Recalls
The 2012 Lincoln MKS has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 2, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 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
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 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 2012 Lincoln MKS
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V340000
- Reported
- June 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 393,623
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011, 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 2011, 2013 MKS, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 13V109000
- Reported
- March 27, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,037
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2012 Lincoln MKS complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKS, the newest on August 10, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%).
In complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKS, the component group named most often is the steering (47%), followed by the electrical system (24%) and the fuel system, gasoline (12%).
1 of the 2012 Lincoln MKS's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2012 Lincoln MKS owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 74,625 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering8
- Electrical System4
- Unknown Or Other4
- Fuel System, Gasoline2
- Power Train2
- Structure2
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKS peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 3. 18% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 17 complaints about the 2012 Lincoln MKS are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKS by model year
Other 2012 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: August 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted