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Lincoln MKS Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Lincoln MKS, across 6 model years from 2009 to 2015. The 2013 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).

Model years
6

2009–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2013

7 recalls

Owner complaints
374

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 374 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln MKS across 8 model years; the most, 142, concern the 2013.

Owners marked a crash on 23 of the Lincoln MKS complaints (6%) and a fire on 7.

Across all Lincoln MKS model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 117 complaints), then the electrical system (52).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln MKS in 2021: 36, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lincoln MKS is structure: body: door, in 3 model-year listings.

The newest Lincoln MKS recall, 16V621000, was reported on August 25, 2016 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2010 Lincoln MKS, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Lincoln MKS years to avoid

Too few Lincoln MKS 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 MKS, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2016032not ranked
20153181not ranked
20142447not ranked
2013714227not ranked
20123173not ranked
201134312not ranked
201005112not ranked
200915619not ranked

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

What gets recalled most on the Lincoln MKS

  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR3
  • STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM3
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT2
  • PARKING BRAKE1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1

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

Every Lincoln MKS recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lincoln MKS, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V621000August 25, 2016fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2013–2015crash77,502
16V247000April 26, 2016air bags: frontal2009, 2011crash and injury695
15V812000December 2, 2015fuel system, gasoline2013fire868
15V605000September 28, 2015fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting2015fire203
15V464000July 24, 2015parking brake2015crash7,165
15V340000June 2, 2015steering: electric power assist system2011–2013crash393,623
15V040000January 28, 2015structure: body: door2011–2013crash and injury194,889
14V393000July 2, 2014power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2013–2014crash and injury83,250
13V270000June 26, 2013latches/locks/linkages2013injury12,569
13V227000May 31, 2013fuel system, gasoline2013fire390,783
13V109000March 27, 2013fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2012fire3,037

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

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Newest record on this page: September 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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