Lincoln Mkz 2009

• Recall 229615 [USA]: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 ranger, 2006-2012 fusion, lincoln zephyr, lincoln mkz, 2006-2011 mercury milan, 2007-2010 ford edge, and lincoln mkx vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on april 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and november 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21s12.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 197275 [USA]: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 mustang, 2004-2011 ranger, 2009-2011 mercury milan, 2006 ford gt, 2008-2012 fusion, 2007-2010 edge and lincoln mkx, and 2009-2010 lincoln mkz vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began march 17, 2021. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21s05.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 150550 [USA]: If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 ford fusion, mercury milan, lincoln zephyr and mkz vehicles. The valves within the abs hydraulic control units (hcu) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with dot 4 fluid and install a new brake fluid reservoir cap. In addition, the hcu will be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition, replacing the hcu as necessary. All services will be performed free of charge. The recall began april 1, 2021. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19s54.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 126939 [USA]: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2013 ford mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of 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 or "zone a." additionally, ford is recalling certain 2010 ford edge, fusion, mustang and ranger, lincoln mkx and zephyr/mkz, and mercury milan vehicles ever registered in the states of 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 or "zone b." ford is also recalling certain 2009 ford edge, fusion, mustang and ranger, lincoln mkx and zephyr/mkz, and mercury milan vehicles ever registered in the states of 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 or "zone c." these vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19s01.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 120698 [USA]: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2012 ford fusion and mustang and lincoln zephyr and mkz vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in 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, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, ford is recalling certain 2009 ford ranger, edge, fusion and mustang, lincoln mkx, mkz and zephyr and mercury milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in 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, or "zone b." additionally, unless included in "zone a" or "zone b" above, ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 ford ranger, edge and lincoln mkx, 2006-2008 ford fusion, mercury milan, lincoln zephyr and mkz, 2005-2008 ford mustang and 2005-2006 ford gt vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing march 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19s01.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 104397 [USA]: The floor mat could shift such that it could interfere with the accelerator pedal, preventing its return to an idle position, which could result in unintended vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain all weather driver side accessory floor mats sold for use in model year 2006-2011 ford fusion and mercury milan, 2006 lincoln zephyr, and 2007-2011 lincoln mkz vehicles manufactured november 9, 2007, through october 31, 2010. The affected floor mats may move and possibly interfere with the accelerator pedal.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new replacement mats, free of charge. The recall began in july 2014. Owners may contact ford's customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14s07. Note: vehicles built after october 31, 2010, while potentially equipped with the same floor mats, are equipped with a brake over accelerator (boa) feature that prevents simultaneous accelerator and brake application, allowing the vehicle to be safely stopped by pressing firmly and steadily on the brake pedal.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2021029 [Canada]: Airbag
  Issue: on certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, may eventually degrade the propellant contained in the driver-front airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. If the airbag inflator ruptures, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants or cause damage to the airbag assembly, preventing its proper function. Safety risk: if the vehicle is involved in a crash requiring an airbag deployment, the airbag inflator could rupture and create a risk of injury. Corrective action: ford will notify owners by mail. The corrective actions for this recall are under development. Note: the canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly. This recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk. It is expected that all airbag inflators will be replaced before their function would be affected.

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• Recall 2019665 [Canada]: Brakes
  Issue: on certain cars, a problem with the hydraulic control unit for the anti-lock brake system (abs) could cause increased brake pedal travel. Safety risk: increased brake pedal travel could increase the risk of a crash. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a ford or lincoln dealer to inspect the abs module assembly. The system will be flushed with dot 4 brake fluid, and if necessary, the hydraulic control unit will be replaced. Dealers will also replace the dot 3 reservoir cap with a new dot 4 cap.

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• Recall 2019005 [Canada]: Airbag
  Issue: on certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, may eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger-front airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. If the airbag inflator ruptures, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants or cause damage to the airbag assembly, preventing its proper function. Safety risk: if the vehicle is involved in a crash requiring an airbag deployment, the airbag inflator could rupture and create a risk of injury. Corrective actions: owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to have the passenger-front airbag inflator replaced. Note: the canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly. This recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk. It is expected that all airbag inflators will be replaced before their function would be affected. Additional note: this recall supersedes recalls 2016-347 (ford safety improvement program 16s26), 2017-024 (ford recall 17s01) and 2018-035 (ford recall 18s01). Vehicles repaired under the previous recalls do not require repair under this recall.

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• Recall 2018035 [Canada]: Airbag
  On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants, and the airbag assembly could be damaged, preventing proper function. These issues could increase the risk of injury. Correction: dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator. Note: canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly. The recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk, and is expected to replace airbag inflators before their function would be affected. Additional note: this recall is superseded by recall 2019005 (ford recall 19s01). Please see recall 2019005 for more information.

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• Recall 2016347 [Canada]: Airbag
  Ford canada is conducting a voluntary safety improvement program involving passenger airbag inflators in certain vehicles that were originally sold or ever registered in certain high humidity areas of the united states equipped with takata airbags. Ford will replace the driver or passenger inflator on affected vehicles, depending on the vehicle involved. Owners who believe their vehicles may have been originally purchased or registered in the states of new jersey, delaware, district of columbia, maryland, pennsylvania, ohio, indiana, illinois, virginia, west virginia, kentucky, missouri, nebraska, kansas, oklahoma, arkansas, tennessee, north carolina, nevada, arizona, new mexico, california, texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, south carolina, florida, hawaii, puerto rico or the u.S. Virgin islands should contact a ford dealer. This action is not being conducted under the requirements of the motor vehicle safety act. Note: this safety improvement program is superseded by recall 2019005 (ford recall 19s01). Please see recall 2019005 for more information.

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• Recall 2014195 [Canada]: Accessories
  A safety defect may exist in ford aftermarket all-weather floor mats sold as accessories or service replacement parts for 2006-2011 ford fusion, lincoln zephyr, and lincoln mkz vehicles. The floor mats are secured by a single retention device, which could allow the driver's floor mat to move out of position and interfere with the accelerator pedal.  if this occurs, the accelerator pedal could fail to return to idle.  this could result in a crash causing injury and/or property damage.  correction: dealers will replace ford aftermarket all-weather floor mats with an updated design having two retention devices.

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• Extended braking distance investigation # EA18002

  On april 18, 2018, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened engineering analysis (ea) 18-002 to investigate reports of braking concerns in model year (my) 2006-12 ford fusion and lincoln mkz, and my 2006-11 mercury milan vehicles manufactured with continental automotive system’s abs hydraulic control units (hcus). Complainants report that after an abs braking event (initiated by slippery or uneven surfaces) the brake pedal moved towards the floor and the vehicle stopping distance increased beyond driver expectations.Inside the hcu are four hydraulic normally closed (nc) valves with zinc-coated moving armatures that control the flow of brake fluid. Unstable brake fluid can degrade over time, allow the brake fluid to gel, and corrosion to form on the armatures. The high-viscosity gelation and corrosion can cause the armatures to become stuck (open). In some cases, braking returns to normal when the armature(s) subsequently become unstuck. The intermittent condition proves difficult to diagnose with complainants reporting having (non-hcu) repairs conducted only to have the condition return.During the investigation, 14 hcus from complaint vehicles were recovered, including seven from reported crashes. Nhtsa’s vehicle research and test center (vrtc) disassembled the hcus, removed the four nc valves in each, and confirmed 22 of the 56 nc valves contained stuck armatures. On seven of the 14 hcus, both front wheel armatures were stuck, on nine of the 14 hcus two or three armatures were stuck. And 52 of the 56 nc armatures exhibited corrosion of the zinc coating. Forces required to extract stuck armatures from the valve sleeve were measured to range from 1.1 to 18.0 lbs. Vrtc also conducted abs braking tests on a variety of test surfaces that showed hcu failures cause increases in pedal travel and braking distances. Testing also showed that if the driver was able to apply four times the brake pedal force and two times the brake pedal travel, then high-vehicle decelerations could be achieved, however, single or multiple wheel lockups were also occurring.Based on ford’s response to odi’s july 20, 2018 information request letter, and complainants reports to nhtsa, odi identified a population of vehicles with an elevated level of field failure compared to vehicles produced both before and after.Further evaluation of ford’s response identified that the brake fluid used to produce these vehicles, a specific formulation of a dot3 fluid provided by cci corporation between february 2006 and july 2009, differed from the brake fluid used in other vehicle populations. Odi used the correlation of fluid specification and elevated field failures to identify a vehicle population exhibiting a defect trend. The complaints, crashes and injuries cited above, and the 14 recovered hcus involve vehicles from this population.On december 18, 2019, ford submitted safety recall (19v-904) to remedy hcu failures on the my 2006-2010 ford fusion, lincoln mkz, and mercury milan vehicles manufactured with the suspect cci brake fluid formulation. Ford will function test the hcu and replace the dot 3 brake fluid with an improved dot 4 brake fluid. If the hcu fails the function test, ford will install an hcu with a different armature coating (black oxide). Hcus with black oxide coating were fully phased into ford’s new vehicle production by my 2016; these hcus do not appear to be experiencing armature corrosion. Odi notes that the non-recalled ea18-002 subject vehicles, which were manufactured with a different specification brake fluid, did not display an elevated level of field failures like the recalled vehicles.Based on available information, ford’s recall addresses the unreasonable risk to motor safety. Accordingly, the investigation is closed. The odi reports cited above can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under the identification (odi) numbers found in the attached list.
  

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• Floor mat interference with accelerator investigation # EA12009

  On may 27, 2014, ford motor company submitted recall 14e-028 (ford recall #14s07) to correct a safety-related problem with certain drivers side ford optional all-weather floor mats sold for use in model year 2006 through 2011 model year ford fusion, mercury milan, lincoln zephyr, and lincoln mkz vehicles built at hermosillo assembly plant (hap) from november 9, 2007, to october 31 ,2010.Nhtsa testing determined that the original accessory all-weather mat with a single retention clip (figure 1), may interfere with accelerator pedal return to idle with the mat retained by the clip and rotated clockwise.Both the single- and double-clip (figure 2) all-weather floor mats may interfere with the accelerator pedal return to idle when the mats are not secured by the retention clip(s).Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip(s) when installed singly and align with the clip(s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the office of defects investigation (odi) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and/or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss-of-control vehicle yaw event caused by lock-up of the rear tires.The spin-out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic. For the 29 incidents with sufficient information available to make an assessment; 23 (79%) were controlled by the driver either shifting to neutral, turning the engine off, or both; 4 (14%) were ended by the driver either kicking the pedal free (2) or pulling the mat away from the pedal (2); and 2 (7%) were ended by the pedal freeing itself from the mat with no apparent driver action.None of the drivers who reacted to the incident by shifting to neutral or turning the engine off reported any difficulties with either action.The subject mats were sold by ford and lincoln dealers directly to customers as an optional accessory equipment item or, beginning in november 2007, the mats were also available as a factory installed accessory if ordered with a new vehicle.Ford estimates that approximately 82,579 affected drivers side all weather floor mats were sold worldwide; either over the counter through ford dealerships or as original equipment.Owners that purchased the subject all-weather floor mats as a factory installed accessory with their new vehicle will be notified to return their all weather floor mats to their ford or lincoln dealership in exchange for replacement mats.Owners of all other potentially affected vehicles will be notified that, if they have an affected ford drivers side all weather floor mat, they should return their mats to the dealership in exchange for replacement mats.The voqs associated with the closing of this investigation are: 10327597, 10332233, 10334211, 10335336, 10339330, 10348772 (and duplicate 10342572), 10372674, 10379562, 10415911, 10426255, 10434107, 10521053, 10554966.This investigation is hereby closed.
  

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• Accel pedal interference - acc floormat investigation # PE10019

  Unsecured mats may interfere with accelerator pedal return to idle. A heel blocker in the floor pan provides a platform that may lift an unsecured mat into contact with the pedal. Ford introduced new pedals as a running change early in model year (my) 2010 vehicles. Analysis of complaints received by odi and ford show elevated rates of pedal entrapment incidents in my 2008 through early 2010 production vehicles. Incidents typically occur following hard pedal applications to pass slower traffic or when merging into faster traffic. Drivers allege continued high engine power after releasing the accelerator pedal and difficulty braking, including reports that the incident was controlled by shifting to neutral or turning the engine off. Drivers and service technicians reference observing evidence of mat interference or note unsecured ford or aftermarket all weather floor mats in post-incident inspections.Based on information gathered during the preliminary evaluation the population being investigated has been narrowed to model years 2008 to 2010.This investigation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis on my 2008 through early-2010 vehicles (produced through september 2009) to further assess the scope, frequency and safety consequences of the alleged defect.The voqs associated with the opening of this engineering analysis are: 10479693, 10415911, 10379562, 10372674, 10345830, 10342572, 10339330, 10335336, 10334211, 10332233, 10331160, 10329659, 10327597, 10320011, 10232027, 10214131
  

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The contact owns a 2009 lincoln mkz. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for the recall repair and the hydraulic control unit (hcu) was tested but failed. The dealer informed the contact that the hcu part for the recall repair was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that they had difficulties obtaining the part for the recall repair. The failure mileage was 22,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Took my car in for recall #19v904 said could not fix because the ecu was also bad, it had just went out my problem is that ford will not fix the recall if i don't pay them 777.00 to fix the ecu first, and i thik they should because it's all tied together i.E. The very same system

Brake pedal went all the way and touch body. It happened twice in two months and 2nd time resulted in to car wreck on 5 miles per hour speed. It is very disappointing lincoln seems to know about the issue but took a long time to cover with remedy. * (recall related incident) ts

Brake pedal went all the way and touch body. It happened twice in two months and 2nd time resulted in to car wreck on 5 miles per hour speed. It is very disappointing lincoln seems to know about the issue but took a long time to cover with remedy.

Dot 3 brake fluid and anti-lock brake system function is defective and the issue is not being addressed after a number of years

Dot 3 brake fluid and anti-lock brake system function is defective and the issue is not being addressed after a number of years

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 lincoln mkz. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. Doral lincoln (9000 nw 12th st, doral, fl 33172; (786) 522-5351) was contacted and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal was depressed however, the vehicle took an excessive amount of time before coming to stop. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed to the floor for the vehicle to come to a stop. The contact was informed by the dealer that the abs control module needed to be replaced however, the part of the control module that needed to be replaced was not included in the recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000. The vehicle was not repaired. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 lincoln mkz. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. Doral lincoln (9000 nw 12th st, doral, fl 33172; (786) 522-5351) was contacted and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal was depressed however, the vehicle took an excessive amount of time before coming to stop. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed to the floor for the vehicle to come to a stop. The contact was informed by the dealer that the abs control module needed to be replaced however, the part of the control module that needed to be replaced was not included in the recall repair. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000. The vehicle was not repaired. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

There was a recall issued by ford for my vehicles brakes in december 2019.(manufacturer recall number19s54;nhtsa recall number19v904). This issue has still not been remedied. My last call to their service center i was told that they did not know when the parts would be available to make the repairs but also said they could replace the brakes and charge me over a thousand dollars and ford would reimburse me eventually.