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2010 Lincoln MKX Air bags Problems

Complaints
54about this part
Share
49%of 111 total for the year
Median mileage
73,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 54 complaints about the air bags of the 2010 Lincoln MKX, 49% of the 111 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 73,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 5 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My breaks sound like air is flowing out when I push on them & the lock up , this seems to be a problem with tons of MKX !! So why is there no recall!!!! My daughter was driving the other day and the breaks completely lock up in her , she almost wreaked!!! I know there are recalls on other MKX 2010!! There needs to be one in all of them because someone is going to get hurt due to them!!”

NHTSA complaint #11110456, filed 2018-07, 118,094 miles

“Takata recall was in june of 2016 and all I have from the Lincoln motor company saying parts may become available in the spring of 2018, with no indication when my car will be fixed. They say do not use the front passenger seat which makes the car virtually useless for a family of 5. Is this acceptable?”

NHTSA complaint #11093562, filed 2018-05, 110,000 miles

“Takata recall I received a recall notice from Lincoln in june of 2016. Replacement parts are still not available in october of 2017. I understand the older the vehicle is the more likely there is to be a problem. The car only has 80000 mile and we plan to drive it several more years.”

NHTSA complaint #11031729, filed 2017-10, 80,000 miles

“Takata recall - this vehicle has been parked in our garage for 8 months. This vehicle has 73,000 miles & is in excellent condition. I have my doubts that this vehicle will ever be repaired to drive again. I have received 2 letters from Lincoln advising of the problem; however, no notice of if & when this vehicle will be repaired. I believe this delay belongs to Lincoln & this vehicle should be replaced with a 2018 vehicle that is drivable.”

NHTSA complaint #11128182, filed 2018-09, 73,000 miles

“Takata recall, NHTSA recall no. 16v384, Lincoln recall no. 16s26 11-23-16, I turned steering wheel to begin to park in shopping mall garage. Driver airbag immediately deployed prior to impact which caused me to hit the concrete wall ahead. There were no other passengers in the vehicle. Recall notice received july 2016 on passenger airbag. Obviously, there is a problem with the driver airbag also. We contacted Lincoln dealer when we received the notice & also contacted athem an additional 2 ' 3 times to check on status of recall repair with no results. …”

NHTSA complaint #10937664, filed 2016-12, 60,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201826%
201712%
201611%
201311%
201245%
201111%
20105449%
20093553%
200815762%
200715452%

Other parts of the 2010 Lincoln MKX

Brakes
24 complaintsSeats
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Lincoln MKX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology