NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Lincoln Continental Recalls
The 2017 Lincoln Continental has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 26, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Lincoln Continental. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 75
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Lincoln Continental, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2017 Lincoln Continental
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V644000
- Reported
- August 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 277,040
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2020 Continental, 3 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 19V077000
- Reported
- February 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,609
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Continental
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V123000
- Reported
- February 27, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,531
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 16V731000
- Reported
- October 12, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,827
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Lincoln Continental
2017 Lincoln Continental complaints by year
NHTSA has received 75 owner complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Continental, the newest on September 2, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Continental, the component group named most often is the structure (27%), followed by the latches/locks/linkages (20%) and the electrical system (19%).
1 of the 2017 Lincoln Continental's 4 recalls also concerns the latches/locks/linkages.
Where 2017 Lincoln Continental owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure20
- Unknown Or Other16
- Latches/Locks/Linkages15
- Electrical System14
- Back Over Prevention11
- Seats4
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Continental peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 13. 24% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 75 complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Continental are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Continental by model year
Other 2017 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted