NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Lincoln MKZ Recalls
The 2014 Lincoln MKZ has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Lincoln MKZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 97
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Lincoln MKZ, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2014 Lincoln MKZ
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 23V162000
- Reported
- March 10, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,280,726
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2018 MKZ, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 22V011000
- Reported
- January 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 199,085
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 MKZ, 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V331000
- Reported
- June 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,147,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 MKZ, 8 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V177000
- Reported
- March 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 288,110
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 MKZ, 2 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V632000
- Reported
- August 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2016 MKZ, 3 other models
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Campaign
- 18V167000
- Reported
- March 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,301,986
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2018 MKZ, 1 other model
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 17V210000
- Reported
- March 27, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 191,432
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 MKZ, 2 other models
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 16V875000
- Reported
- December 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 603,392
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015 MKZ, 1 other model
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 15V250000
- Reported
- April 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 487,301
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015 MKZ, 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 15V246000
- Reported
- April 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 456,440
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 MKZ, 2 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V597000
- Reported
- September 26, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 746,842
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 MKZ, 3 other models
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 14V164000
- Reported
- April 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,135
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 2013 MKZ, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 13V594000
- Reported
- November 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,153
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2013 MKZ
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2016 MKZ
2014 Lincoln MKZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 97 owner complaints about the 2014 Lincoln MKZ, the newest on May 28, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Lincoln MKZ, the component group named most often is the steering (26%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the engine (10%).
3 of the 2014 Lincoln MKZ's 14 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2014 Lincoln MKZ owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering25
- Electrical System17
- Unknown Or Other11
- Engine10
- Power Train9
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2014 Lincoln MKZ peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 13. 19% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Lincoln MKZ drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKZ year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 97 complaints about the 2014 Lincoln MKZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2014 Lincoln MKZ crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2014 Lincoln MKZ: 4 DR AWD and 4 DR FWD.
On the 2014 Lincoln MKZ, the front passenger seat scored 4 stars in the frontal barrier test, the driver seat 5 and in the side barrier test the front seat scored 3 stars and the rear seat 5.
For the 2014 Lincoln MKZ, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and forward collision warning and lane departure warning as an option. Forward collision warning became standard on the MKZ with the 2019 model year, 5 years after this one. Among 78 other 2014 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 1% had forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2014 Lincoln MKZ rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 10.9% (4 stars). That is tied for the highest of the 14 MKZ years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (9.2%–10.9%); the 2007 had the lowest, 9.2%. Of 78 other 2014 cars with NHTSA ratings on this site, 41 (53%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 10.7%.
Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2014 Lincoln MKZ: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Lincoln MKZ by model year
Other 2014 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: May 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted