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Lincoln Mark VIII Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 826 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Lincoln Mark VIII (1989–2000). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

3
safety recalls, all years
826
owner complaints, all years
1993
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Lincoln Mark VIII model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Lincoln Mark VIII01
1999 Lincoln Mark VIII02
1998 Lincoln Mark VIII183
1997 Lincoln Mark VIII190
1996 Lincoln Mark VIII1106
1995 Lincoln Mark VIII1136
1994 Lincoln Mark VIII2167
1993 Lincoln Mark VIII3239
1992 Lincoln Mark VIII01
1989 Lincoln Mark VIII01

What Lincoln Mark VIII owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 826 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 239.

All Lincoln Mark VIII recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lincoln Mark VIII, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 07V336000 Reported 3,600,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch…

    Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

  2. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 98V009000 Reported 506,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The headlights can flash intermittently as a result of the circuit breaker opening. The vehicle's headlights can go out for brief intervals.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a headlight switch that incorporates a cricuit breaker of revised design and installation of a wiring harness connector and wiring, if needed.

    Model years: 1993, 1994

  3. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 92V166000 Reported 2,890 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    The link lever trunion on the safety belt retractor may have been damaged during installation.

    Remedy: The retractors will be replaced in the subject vehicles.

    Model years: 1993

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.