NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Lincoln MKZ Recalls
The 2015 Lincoln MKZ has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 13, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Lincoln MKZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 84
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Lincoln MKZ, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2015 Lincoln MKZ
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V695000
- Reported
- October 13, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,448,655
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
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 2013–2014, 2016–2018 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 2014 MKZ, 2 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 2014, 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 2013–2014, 2016 MKZ, 3 other models
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 19V590000
- Reported
- August 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 103,374
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2014, 2016–2018 MKZ, 1 other model
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 16V875000
- Reported
- December 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 603,392
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 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 2013–2014 MKZ, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V248000
- Reported
- April 27, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,435
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Lincoln MKZ
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014, 2016 MKZ
2015 Lincoln MKZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 84 owner complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKZ, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%).
In complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKZ, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the back over prevention (14%) and the service brakes (11%).
1 of the 2015 Lincoln MKZ's 11 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.
Where 2015 Lincoln MKZ owners gave the mileage (47 complaints), the median was 59,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System16
- Back Over Prevention12
- Service Brakes9
- Steering8
- Air Bags7
- Engine7
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKZ peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 17. 24% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Lincoln MKZ drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKZ year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 84 complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKZ by model year
Other 2015 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted