Lincoln ZephyrYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 240 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Lincoln Zephyr.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints240Top: Air bags Safety recalls52006–2012 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Navigator84, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

Lincoln Zephyr years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Zephyr median. Tap a year for its full report.

2293 7 0 0 1 0

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2008Not rated–/1007 complaints · 4 recalls 2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls 2006Not rated–/100229 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Lincoln Zephyr problems

All model years combined: 240 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

153Air bags7 crash/fire/injury

26Wheels1 crash/fire/injury

13Structure

12Power train

11Electrical system

10Service brakes

9Engine

9Vehicle speed control

6Tires

3012 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	153	7
Wheels	26	1
Structure	13	2
Power train	12	0
Electrical system	11	0
Service brakes	10	1
Engine	9	1
Vehicle speed control	9	0
Tires	6	0
12 other systems	30	1

5 recalls

Lincoln Zephyr recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Driver side: inflator module21V-158 · 2006–2012 · Mar 10, 2021 · 2,602,668 vehicles Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module19V-904 · 2006–2010 · Dec 18, 2019 · 600,166 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module19V-001 · 2010–2012 · Jan 7, 2019 · 782,384 vehiclesDo not drive Passenger side: inflator module17V-024 · 2006–2012 · Jan 10, 2017 · 654,695 vehiclesDo not drive Passenger side: inflator module16V-384 · 2006–2011 · May 31, 2016 · 1,892,343 vehiclesDo not drive