23V162000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A brake fluid leak will increase brake pedal travel and extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2018 LINCOLN MKZ
2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints39
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 2 of 2
18V167000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
A steering wheel detachment can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 10ENGINE
- 9POWER TRAIN
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:BULBS
- 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 LINCOLN MKZs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.