2016 Lincoln MKX recalls
7 NHTSA recall campaigns naming the 2016 Lincoln MKX. Last verified Jul 30, 2026. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
Units are totals reported across campaigns mentioning this model — NHTSA does not always break unit counts down by model.
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- Aug 22, 2025Crash risk2015–2018 Ford Edge, 2016–2018 Lincoln MKX — Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX and 2015-2018 Edge vehicles. The rear brake jounce hose may rupture and leak brake fluid.
25V544000 · 499K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 10, 2020Crash risk2015–2018 Ford Edge, 2016–2018 Lincoln MKX — Service Brakes
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Edge and 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles. The front brake hoses may rupture prematurely.
20V469000 · 489K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jul 17, 2020Crash risk2016–2018 Lincoln MKX, 2019–2020 Lincoln Nautilus — Seats
Ford Motor Company, Inc. (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX and 2019-2020 Nautilus vehicles equipped with 16-way electric tilt seats. The seat cushion frame edge may contact the wire harness when the seat occupant uses the tilt function of the seat, potentially damaging one or more wires within the harness, which can result in either inadvertent deployment of the air bag or nondeployment of the air bag in the event of a crash.
20V414000 · 19K units · Ford Motor Company
- Nov 12, 2019Fire risk2016–2017 Lincoln MKX — Electrical System
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Lincoln MKX vehicles equipped with 3.7L engines. The battery positive cable harness may contact the transmission shifter cable bracket resulting in a short circuit.
19V809000 · 54K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 29, 2019Crash risk2015–2016 Ford Edge, 2013–2016 Ford Fusion, 2016 Lincoln MKX and 1 other model — Steering
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ, 2015-2016 Ford Edge, and 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Road salt or other contaminants may corrode the electric power steering gear motor attachment bolts.
19V632000 · 116K units · Ford Motor Company
- Feb 27, 2017Crash risk2016–2017 Ford Edge, 2017 Lincoln Continental, 2016–2017 Lincoln MKX — Air Bags
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 Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
17V123000 · 28K units · Ford Motor Company
- May 24, 2016Crash risk2016 Lincoln MKX — Child Seat
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 24, 2015. An incorrect seat back trim cover was installed on the affected vehicles, blocking the child seat tether anchors in the second row center seating position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child restraint anchorage systems."
16V343000 · 5 units · Ford Motor Company