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Lincoln Zephyr Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 241 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Lincoln Zephyr (2003–2012). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

5
safety recalls, all years
241
owner complaints, all years
2006
year with most recalls
2006
year with most complaints

Pick your Lincoln Zephyr model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2012 Lincoln Zephyr30
2011 Lincoln Zephyr31
2010 Lincoln Zephyr40
2009 Lincoln Zephyr40
2008 Lincoln Zephyr47
2007 Lincoln Zephyr43
2006 Lincoln Zephyr4229
2003 Lincoln Zephyr01

What Lincoln Zephyr owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 241 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 229.

All Lincoln Zephyr recalls (5)

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

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 21V158000 Reported 2,602,668 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and…

    Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

  2. Service brakes, hydraulic: control unit/module

    NHTSA 19V904000 Reported 600,166 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with DOT 4 fluid and install a new brake fluid reservoir cap. In addition, the HCU will be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition, replacing…

    Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

  3. Inflator module (air bags) Do not drive

    NHTSA 19V001000 Reported 782,384 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A."…

    Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February…

    Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012

  4. Inflator module (air bags) Do not drive

    NHTSA 17V024000 Reported 654,695 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S.…

    Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing…

    Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012

  5. Inflator module (air bags) Do not drive

    NHTSA 16V384000 Reported 1,892,343 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida,…

    Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters…

    Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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.