NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Lincoln MKZ Recalls
The 2017 Lincoln MKZ has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 10, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Lincoln MKZ. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 141
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Lincoln MKZ, 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 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 2013–2016, 2018 MKZ, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
- Campaign
- 18V390000
- Reported
- June 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- 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
Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter
- Campaign
- 17V427000
- Reported
- July 6, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,026
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2017 Lincoln MKZ complaints by year
NHTSA has received 141 owner complaints about the 2017 Lincoln MKZ, the newest on October 6, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Lincoln MKZ, the component group named most often is the engine (54%), followed by the power train (17%) and the engine and engine cooling (8%).
2 of the 2017 Lincoln MKZ's 4 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2017 Lincoln MKZ owners gave the mileage (43 complaints), the median was 74,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine76
- Power Train24
- Unknown Or Other12
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Electrical System10
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 32 | |
| 2026 | 27 |
Complaints about the 2017 Lincoln MKZ peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 32. 13% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Lincoln MKZ drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Lincoln MKZ year in the same window: 4th highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 141 complaints about the 2017 Lincoln MKZ are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKZ by model year
Other 2017 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 6, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted