Which Lincoln Vehicles Have Dangerous Takata Airbags?

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The propellent Takata used is exploding with such force that it’s ripping the inflators into tiny metal fragments and shooting them in the direction of vehicle occupants. To make matters worse, the inflators are exploding in low-speed accidents with very little impact.

Which Lincoln Vehicles Have Been Recalled?

Lincoln and Mercury are both part of Ford. It probably doesn’t surprise you that they all have Takata-related recalls.

What are Zones?

Some Takata recalls are being broken down into what NHTSA calls “zones”. A zone is a group of states and territories where a vehicle was originally sold or registered at some point in time. A few notes about zones:

  • A vehicle can be recalled in more than one zone.
  • When no zone is defined, the recall was more widespread. Possibly internationally.
  • If you find this all very confusing, you’re not alone my friend.

With that in mind:

  • Zone A: 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.
  • Zone B: Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
  • Zone C: Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Further Reading

A timeline of stories related to this problem. We try to boil these stories down to the most important bits so you can quickly see where things stand. Interested in getting these stories in an email? Signup for free email alerts for your vehicle over at CarComplaints.com.

  1. Earlier this year, Lincoln’s parent company–Ford–petitioned the government to delay an important Takata recall.

    Their reason? The airbags in question contain calcium sulfate which is supposed to stabilize the inflators and prevent them from exploding and the automaker wanted more time to research the issue.…

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  2. Ford has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to be exempted from the Takata recall.

    Unlike the tens of millions of airbag inflators already recalled in millions of vehicles, the 2.7 million inflators have a drying agent (desiccant) called calcium sulfate used to protect the explosive chemical, ammonium nitrate, from moisture.…

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  3. Ford is recalling more than 816,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles to replace passenger-side frontal Takata airbag inflators as part of a recent Takata recall of 5.7 million inflators.

    Last year many of these vehicles were recalled for the same problem.

    This latest recall includes some additional model years and is broken down into what NHTSA is calling "zones."

    keep reading
  4. A massive new recall covering 35-40 million vehicles with defective Takata inflators is underway.

    Many of the major automakers are affected, including Lincoln which announced the 2007-2010 MKX, 2006-2011 MKZ, and 2006-2011 Zephyr have been recalled.…

    keep reading

OK, Now What?

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  3. Report a Safety Concern

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