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Lincoln Continental Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 9 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Continental, across 7 model years from 2000 to 2020. The 2017 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (1).

Model years
7

2000–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
9
Most recalls
2017

4 recalls

Owner complaints
264

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 264 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln Continental across 7 model years; the most, 75, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 15 of the Lincoln Continental complaints (6%) and a fire on 3.

Across all Lincoln Continental model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 40 complaints), then the latches/locks/linkages (31).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln Continental in 2023: 26, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lincoln Continental is back over prevention: sensing system: camera, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Lincoln Continental recall, 25V442000, was reported on June 27, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: software.

Lincoln Continental years to avoid

Too few Lincoln Continental model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Lincoln Continental, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2020275not ranked
20193337not ranked
20182216not ranked
201747518not ranked
200213319not ranked
200123216not ranked
200046331not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lincoln Continental years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lincoln Continental

  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA4
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS3
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1

Lincoln Continental model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lincoln Continental recall campaign (9)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lincoln Continental, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V442000June 27, 2025back over prevention: software2019–2020crash200,237
22V644000August 26, 2022back over prevention: sensing system: camera2017–2020crash277,040
19V077000February 11, 2019latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2017–2019injury27,609
17V123000February 27, 2017air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2017crash and injury27,531
16V731000October 12, 2016exterior lighting: headlights2017crash1,827
03V144000April 9, 2003air bags: frontal2000—43,459
01V258000August 8, 2001visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2000–2001crash1,083,000
99V250000September 20, 1999seat belts: front: anchorage2000—25,306
16E026000service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads2000–2002crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lincoln Continental. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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