AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2012 Lincoln MKZ
NHTSA data on file today
The 2012 Lincoln MKZ has 6 NHTSA recall campaigns and 146 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
NCAP overall rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars, averaged across 3 NHTSA-tested trims.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #21V158000 Driver's Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #21E013000 Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V001000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #18V775000 Air Bag may not Fully Inflate during Deployment NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V024000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #15V340000 Loss of Electric Power Steering Assist NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Air Bags 68 complaints
- Unknown or Other 22 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints
- Service Brakes 17 complaints
- Structure 10 complaints
- Electrical System 9 complaints
Of the 146 complaints on file, 10 report a crash and 2 a fire; across all 146 complaints, owners report 9 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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