2016 LINCOLN MKX Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2016 Lincoln MKX has 6 recalls, the most serious being a fire risk on 3.7-liter models where the positive battery cable can rub against the transmission shifter cable bracket and cause a short circuit. Two recalls address seat-related wiring and airbag reliability. On vehicles with 16-way electric tilt seats, the wiring beneath the front seats can be damaged during normal seat adjustment, which can cause the passenger seat's occupant sensor to misread and the airbag to either fail to deploy in a crash or fire unexpectedly. There is also a separate concern with the driver's frontal airbag inflator, which may not fully inflate or may detach from its module during deployment, reducing protection in a crash. On the child safety side, certain vehicles were built with an incorrect seat back trim cover that blocks the child seat tether anchors in the second-row center position, preventing a child seat from being properly secured.