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Lincoln MKX Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 23 recall campaigns for the Lincoln MKX, across 11 model years from 2007 to 2018. The 2016 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).

Lincoln MKX years to avoid by our method: 2016 (3.2× the median year).

Model years
11

2007–2018, with a recall

Recall campaigns
23
Most recalls
2016

7 recalls

Owner complaints
1,417

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 1,417 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln MKX across 12 model years; the most, 298, concern the 2007.

Owners marked a crash on 52 of the Lincoln MKX complaints (4%) and a fire on 20.

Across all Lincoln MKX model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 400 complaints), then the service brakes (228).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln MKX in 2018: 269, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lincoln MKX is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 14 model-year listings.

The newest Lincoln MKX recall, 25V544000, was reported on August 22, 2025 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2015 Lincoln MKX, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Lincoln MKX years to avoid

The 2016 Lincoln MKX stands out most: 60 complaints between 2015 and 2019, 25% of them naming the service brakes.

The 2016 also carries 7 recalls, against a median of 5 for the ranked Lincoln MKX years.

The best-measured Lincoln MKX years are 2014 (0.5×), 2018 (0.6×) and 2010 (0.7×).

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 MKX, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201853110
0.6×
201755219
1.0×
2016avoid715660
3.2×
20150197not ranked
201413510
0.5×
2013116320
1.0×
201218413
0.8×
2011314919
1.3×
2010711110
0.7×
20097663not ranked
200872538not ranked
2007629822
1.2×

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

What gets recalled most on the Lincoln MKX

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE14
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
  • POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT3
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST3
  • SERVICE BRAKES3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES2
  • STRUCTURE:BODY1

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

Every Lincoln MKX recall campaign (23)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lincoln MKX, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V544000August 22, 2025service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2016–2018crash499,129
21V158000March 10, 2021air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2007–2010injury and death2,602,668
21V081000February 16, 2021air bags: frontal2007–2010crash, injury and death1,067
20V469000August 10, 2020service brakes2016–2018crash488,594
20V414000July 17, 2020seats: front assembly: power adjust2016–2018crash and injury19,299
19V809000November 12, 2019electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables2016–2017fire54,411
19V632000August 29, 2019steering: electric power assist system2016crash116,160
19V001000January 7, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010injury and deathdo not drive782,384
18V612000September 11, 2018latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2018crash and injury503
18V548000August 20, 2018electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2018fire87
18V046000January 11, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009–2010injury and deathdo not drive327,796
17V123000February 27, 2017air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2016–2017crash and injury27,531
17V024000January 10, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009injury and deathdo not drive654,695
16V384000May 31, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2010injury and deathdo not drive1,892,343
16V343000May 24, 2016child seat: tether: connector/clip2016crash and injury5
15V712000October 27, 2015fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2009–2010fire110,636
14V682000October 29, 2014fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2007–2008fire186,024
14V393000July 2, 2014power train: axle assembly: axle shaft2012–2014crash and injury83,250
11V128000February 24, 2011electrical system: software2011fire8,022
10V659000December 29, 2010structure: body2011fire14,737
10V516000October 27, 2010latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock2011—71
08V301000July 3, 2008fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2008fire142
21E013000air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2010crash, injury and death—

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

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Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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