The 2017 Lincoln Continental has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 334,007 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 99 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
BACK OVER PREVENTION22V6440002022-08-26277,040 affected
Defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2020 F-Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, and 2017-2020 Lincoln Continental vehicles equipped with the 360-degree camera system. Degradation of the camera's anit-reflective lens coating can lead to a foggy or cloudy rearview camera image.
Consequence
Lack of a clear rearview camera image can reduce the driver's visibility of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 21, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S51.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Lincoln Continental vehicles. The door latch pawl motors may not function properly, possibly resulting in a door latch not fully engaging.
Consequence
A door latch that is not fully engaged may result in a door opening while driving, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the latch assemblies on all four doors, free of charge. The recall began October 14, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S03.
AIR BAGS17V1230002017-02-2727,531 affected
Defect
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…
Consequence
During deployment, if the air bag does not fully inflate or the cushion detaches, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 16, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17C02.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2017 Lincoln Continental vehicles manufactured June 14, 2016, to September 23, 2016 and equipped with high intensity discharge (HID) headlights. The headlights may have been built with incorrect lenses, adversely affecting the turn signal visibility as well…
Consequence
Reduced turn signal visibility to other drivers and pedestrians can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the headlights, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C15.
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
STRUCTURE:BODY
14
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
11
BACK OVER PREVENTION
8
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
4
SEATS
4
1injuries
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
3
ENGINE
3
STEERING
3
1crashes
Total complaints99
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Vehicle: 2017 lincoln continental black label vin: [xxx] I am reporting a seriously catastrophic brake system safety failure. The brake pedal intermittently travels to the floor with little to no resistance, resulting in a sudden loss of hydraulic braking pressure and significantly increased…”
“Doors open while driving , happened 4 times in the last month . Back right door and drivers door 2 occasions on both doors . On line it says all lincoln continentals from 2017 2018 and 2019 were recalled and there telling me mine is not on the recall . This is a very dangerous situation this is my…”
“Upon startup 2 error messages appear. Driver side door defaults adaptive cruise control default”
“Upon startup 2 error messages appear. Driver side door defaults adaptive cruise control default”
“The contact owns a 2017 lincoln continental. The contact was unable to open the rear doors after several attempts. The contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 19v077000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the vin was not included in the recall. The dealer was not notified of the…”
“My car has had 1 or all 4 of the outside door latches fail for 3-4 times now over its lifetime. Only under warranty for 10 years or 100k miles. Very expensive repair, at $1500 for 1 latch, or $5500 for all 4. This is almost the value of the whole car now. This happens to all lincoln continentals…”
“My car has had 1 or all 4 of the outside door latches fail for 3-4 times now over its lifetime. Only under warranty for 10 years or 100k miles. Very expensive repair, at $1500 for 1 latch, or $5500 for all 4. This is almost the value of the whole car now. This happens to all lincoln continentals…”
“I have a 2017 lincoln continental that started off last year not letting me open one of my back doors from the outside (which I did take to the dealership and got a quote but was too expensive), two weeks ago, it was both back doors not opening from the outside, then last night, the front…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 Lincoln Continental as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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