NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Lincoln MKT Recalls
The 2013 Lincoln MKT has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Lincoln MKT. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 70
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2013 Lincoln MKT, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2013 Lincoln MKT
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20V072000
- Reported
- February 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 211,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 MKT, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V621000
- Reported
- August 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,502
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 MKT, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 15V812000
- Reported
- December 2, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 868
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 6 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 2011–2012 MKT, 6 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 15V172000
- Reported
- March 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,549
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 MKT
Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft
- Campaign
- 14V393000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,250
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 MKT, 5 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 13V227000
- Reported
- May 31, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 390,783
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
2013 Lincoln MKT complaints by year
NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKT, the newest on September 29, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKT, the component group named most often is the steering (46%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (13%) and the electrical system (10%).
1 of the 2013 Lincoln MKT's 7 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2013 Lincoln MKT owners gave the mileage (44 complaints), the median was 88,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering32
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
- Electrical System7
- Unknown Or Other7
- Structure6
- Suspension6
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKT peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 12. 23% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 70 complaints about the 2013 Lincoln MKT are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKT by model year
Other 2013 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted