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2008 Lincoln Zephyr Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2008 Lincoln Zephyr has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 5,749,872 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

AIR BAGS 21V158000 2021-03-10 2,602,668 affected
Defect

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…

Consequence

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

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. …

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 19V904000 2019-12-18 600,166 affected
Defect

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.

Consequence

If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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,…

AIR BAGS 17V024000 2017-01-10 654,695 affected
Defect

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…

Consequence

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. 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…

AIR BAGS 16V384000 2016-05-31 1,892,343 affected
Defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama,…

Consequence

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second…

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
6
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“2008 lincoln zephyr. Consumer writes in regards to passenger frontal airbag inflator safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair. *js”

AIR BAGS · reported 2018-07-02

“2008 lincoln zephyr. Consumer writes in regards to passenger frontal airbag safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair. *js”

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · reported 2018-03-28

“Takata recall. Received a recall notice july 2016. Contacted dealer on three separate occasions to remedy the situation to no avail. On my third call I was told the manufacturer was going out of business and there was nothing they could do until such time ford motor co. Comes up with a solution.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2017-11-27

“Takata recall - I received a recall letter in july 2016. The letter stated we would be contacted when the parts are available. It is now october 2017. It has been over a year and we still have not been contacted. This is a huge safety issue. When can I expect a resolution?”

AIR BAGS · reported 2017-07-03

“Takata recall: we purchased our 2008 lincoln mkz in october, 2016. We were given notice of the recall at that time and promptly went to our local lincoln dealer to register our vehicle. We were told we would be notified when the parts came in but we never heard from them. We called numerous times…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-10-25

“Takata recall : dealer has not acquired parts necessary to complete replacement.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-06-01

“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 lincoln zephyr. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-05-18
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 Lincoln Zephyr as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.