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Lincoln Mks Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 374 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Lincoln Mks (2009–2016). The most-complained-about year is 2013.

11
safety recalls, all years
374
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls
2013
year with most complaints

Pick your Lincoln Mks model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2016 Lincoln Mks03
2015 Lincoln Mks318
2014 Lincoln Mks244
2013 Lincoln Mks7142
2012 Lincoln Mks317
2011 Lincoln Mks343
2010 Lincoln Mks051
2009 Lincoln Mks156

What Lincoln Mks owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 374 complaints with NHTSA. The 2013 model year has the most, with 142.

All Lincoln Mks recalls (11)

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

  1. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 16V621000 Reported 77,502 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI Ecoboost engines and 2013-2015 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor vehicles. A component within the fuel pump electric module (PEM) may overheat causing a loss of electrical power to the…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel PEM part number and replace the fuel PEM, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at…

    Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015

  2. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 16V247000 Reported 695 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ford Flex, 2008 and 2010-2012 Ford Taurus, 2008-2009 Ford Taurus X, 2008 Mercury Sable, 2009 and 2011 Lincoln MKS vehicles. The driver frontal air bag may improperly inflate during second-stage deployment in the event of a high speed crash. As such, these vehicles fail…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driver's frontal air bag module, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on June 13, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer…

    Model years: 2009, 2011

  3. Fuel system, gasoline

    NHTSA 15V812000 Reported 868 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Explorer Police Utility, Taurus, Taurus Police Interceptor, Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may crack, allowing fuel to leak.

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery module, free of charge. The recall began on December 21, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this…

    Model years: 2013

  4. Mounting (fuel system)

    NHTSA 15V605000 Reported 203 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and 2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured on July 24, 2015. During vehicle production, the fuel tank attachment bolts may not have been properly tightened. As a result, the fuel tank straps may fracture and the fuel tank could separate from the…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the fuel tank attachment bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 19, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's…

    Model years: 2015

  5. Parking brake

    NHTSA 15V464000 Reported 7,165 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015, Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 21, 2015, and 2015-2016 Ford Explorer vehicles manufactured May 4, 2015, to May 23, 2015. The affected vehicles have a parking…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will test the operation of the parking brake system, and if necessary, replace the parking brake control assembly, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2015. Owners may…

    Model years: 2015

  6. Electric power assist system (steering)

    NHTSA 15V340000 Reported 393,623 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will check the Power Steering Control Module (PSCM) for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC). If dealers find any loss of steering assist DTCs, the steering gear will be replaced, free of…

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013

  7. Door (structure)

    NHTSA 15V040000 Reported 194,889 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Ford Taurus vehicles manufactured December 1, 2009, to July 31, 2010, and 2011-2013 Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured June 1, 2011, to October 31, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the interior door handle return spring may unseat, resulting in interior door handle that…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect all four of the interior door handles and either repair or replace them, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at…

    Model years: 2011, 2012, 2013

  8. Axle shaft (power train)

    NHTSA 14V393000 Reported 83,250 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011,…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence…

    Model years: 2013, 2014

  9. Latches/locks/linkages

    NHTSA 13V270000 Reported 12,569 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Ford Explorer, Taurus, and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured November 29, 2012, through December 12, 2012. In the affected vehicles, with sufficient door openings and closings, the child safety locks may change from an activated position to a deactivated position without…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will test the safety locks. If necessary, the locks will be replaced free of charge. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Ford's recall number is 13S07. Owners may contact the Ford…

    Model years: 2013

  10. Fuel system, gasoline

    NHTSA 13V227000 Reported 390,783 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Taurus, Flex, Fusion, Police Interceptor Sedan and Police Interceptor Utility vehicles; and certain model year 2013 Lincoln MKS, MKT, and MKZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may develop a crack, allowing fuel to leak.

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery module, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.…

    Model years: 2013

  11. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 13V109000 Reported 3,037 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford is recalling certain model year 2012 Taurus, Lincoln MKS, and model year 2013 Explorer vehicles manufactured July 19, 2011, through March 15, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the fuel tanks may have a marginally sealed seam in the side of the tank. As a result, the fuel tanks may not provide the expected strength in the event of an…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel tanks and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2013. Ford's recall campaign number is 13S03. Owners may contact Ford Motor…

    Model years: 2012

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.