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2017 Lincoln Continental Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2017 Lincoln Continental, and owners have filed 75 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

4
safety recalls
75
owner complaints to NHTSA
1 / 0
complaints citing a crash / fire
19–21
MPG combined (EPA)

4 safety recalls for the 2017 Lincoln Continental

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Camera (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 22V644000 Reported 277,040 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2020 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and 2017-2020 Lincoln Continental vehicles equipped with the 360-degree camera system. Degradation of the camera's anit-reflective lens coating can lead to a foggy or cloudy rearview camera image.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S51.

  2. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 19V077000 Reported 27,609 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Lincoln Continental vehicles. The door latch pawl motors may not function properly, possibly resulting in a door latch not fully engaging.

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the latch assemblies on all four doors, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for…

  3. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 17V123000 Reported 27,531 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles and 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles. In the event of a crash, the driver's frontal air bag may not fully inflate or the air bag cushion may detach from the air bag module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this…

  4. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 16V731000 Reported 1,827 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles manufactured June 14, 2016, to September 23, 2016 and equipped with high intensity discharge (HID) headlights. The headlights may have been built with incorrect lenses, adversely affecting the turn signal visibility as well as not being properly…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the headlights, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's…

75 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2017 Lincoln Continental have filed 75 complaints with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash. Reports cite 1 injury and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 55,085 miles. Complaints peaked in 2026 with 13 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Recall number 19S03 repaired prior to my purchase. Driver door latch has disassembled”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 2, 2026 · Unknown or other

“Date of Incident: XXX Location: [XXX] Vehicle Speed: 0 Description: The right front and right rear doors on my 2017 Lincoln Continental (VIN: [XXX]) became completely inoperable from the outside — the”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 9, 2026 · Structure

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2017 Lincoln Continental (Continental AWD, Continental FWD). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Combined19–21 mpg
City / Highway16–18 / 24–27
FuelRegular
EPA classLarge Cars
Engine6 cyl, 2.7/3/3.7 L
TransmissionAutomatic (S6)

Compare Lincoln Continental model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Lincoln Continental model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1969 Lincoln Continental10
1974 Lincoln Continental10
1975 Lincoln Continental21
1977 Lincoln Continental11
1978 Lincoln Continental01
1979 Lincoln Continental22
1981 Lincoln Continental01
1982 Lincoln Continental11
1983 Lincoln Continental22
1984 Lincoln Continental26
1985 Lincoln Continental215
1986 Lincoln Continental58
1987 Lincoln Continental19
1988 Lincoln Continental984
1989 Lincoln Continental4158
1990 Lincoln Continental3158
1991 Lincoln Continental3203
1992 Lincoln Continental3126
1993 Lincoln Continental4121
1994 Lincoln Continental5190
1995 Lincoln Continental170
1996 Lincoln Continental248
1997 Lincoln Continental196
1998 Lincoln Continental172
1999 Lincoln Continental242
2000 Lincoln Continental363
2001 Lincoln Continental132
2002 Lincoln Continental033
2017 Lincoln Continental475
2018 Lincoln Continental221
2019 Lincoln Continental332
2020 Lincoln Continental27

Checking a specific 2017 Lincoln Continental

How do I know if my 2017 Lincoln Continental has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 2017 Lincoln Continental; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Lincoln dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 16V731000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Lincoln models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.