NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lincoln Zephyr Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Zephyr, across 4 model years from 2006 to 2011. The 2006 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2011 (3).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2006
- Owner complaints
- 241
2006–2011, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 241 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln Zephyr across 5 model years; the most, 229, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 9 of the Lincoln Zephyr complaints (4%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Lincoln Zephyr model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 153 complaints), then the wheels (26).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln Zephyr in 2017: 89, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Lincoln Zephyr is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 8 model-year listings.
The newest Lincoln Zephyr recall, 21V158000, was reported on March 10, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Lincoln Zephyr years to avoid
Too few Lincoln Zephyr model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lincoln Zephyr years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Lincoln Zephyr
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE8
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE3
- EQUIPMENT1
Lincoln Zephyr model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Lincoln Zephyr recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V158000March 10, 2021 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2006–2008, 2011 | injury and death | 2,602,668 |
| 19V904000December 18, 2019 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2006–2008 | crash | 600,166 |
| 19V001000January 7, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2011 | injury and deathdo not drive | 782,384 |
| 17V024000January 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2008 | injury and deathdo not drive | 654,695 |
| 16V384000May 31, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2008, 2011 | injury and deathdo not drive | 1,892,343 |
| 14E028000 | equipment | 2006 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lincoln Zephyr. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted