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Lincoln Continental

Every Lincoln Continental model year on file, 1969 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,672216 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years341969 to 2020

Recall campaigns43Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,926Summed across model years

By model year

The 1991 model year drew the most complaints, 203

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Lincoln Continental complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

401

Suspension

247

Electrical system

199

Brakes

180

Powertrain

163

Structure

143

Steering

136

Speed control

109

Visibility and wipers

104

Seat belts

100

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Lincoln Continental model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Lincoln Continental by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2020	Sedan	7	14.3	78	2	0	68
2019	Sedan	32	6.3	237	3	0	122
2018	Sedan	20	5.0	167	2	0	135
2017	Sedan	75	2.7	441	4	0	195
2002	Sedan	33	12.1	127	1	0	38
2001	Sedan	32	6.3	146	2	0	50
2000	Sedan	63	22.2	200	4	2	74
1999	Sedan	42	21.4	191	3	2	105
1998	Sedan	72	18.1	300	2	0	140
1997	Sedan	96	8.3	505	2	0	157
1996	Sedan	48	8.3	240	3	0	155
1995	Sedan	70	15.7	378	2	2	151
1994	Sedan	190	8.4	1,188	5	2	90
1993	Sedan	121	5.0	504	4	5	79
1992	Sedan	126	7.1	700	3	8	66
1991	Sedan	203	14.3	1,068	3	7	56
1990	Sedan	158	14.6	1,580	5	6	48
1989	Sedan	158	17.7	1,580	5	8	46
1988	Sedan	84	21.4	840	9	11	47
1987	Sedan	9	22.2	129	1	6	22
1986	Sedan	8	50.0	114	5	4	23
1985	Sedan	15	53.3	300	2	3	20
1984	Sedan	6	33.3	171	2	2	12
1983	Not decoded	2	0.0	200	3	1	8
1982	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	2	1	7
1981	Sedan	1	0.0	50	0	0	3
1980	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	8
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0	1
1978	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	0
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	1	0
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1975	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	0	0
1974	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0
1969	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Lincoln Continental

25V-442 Jun 27, 2025
Software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended
Back-over prevention · 200k vehicles
22V-644 Aug 26, 2022
Degradation of the camera's anit-reflective lens coating can lead to a foggy or cloudy rearview camera image
Back-over prevention · 277k vehicles
19V-077 Feb 11, 2019
Door latch pawl motors may not function properly, possibly resulting in a door latch not fully engaging
Latches and locks · 28k vehicles
17V-123 Feb 27, 2017
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
Airbags · 28k vehicles
16V-731 Oct 12, 2016
Headlights may have been built with incorrect lenses, adversely affecting the turn signal visibility as well as not being properly marked
Lighting · 1,827 vehicles
16E-026 Apr 1, 2016
These brake pads, manufactured October 1, 2014, to October 31, 2015 are intended for use on 2001-2007 Ford Taurus, 2001-2005 Mercury Sable,…
Brakes · 50k vehicles
07E-064 Aug 27, 2007
Certain federal-mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the brand names of carter, accuflow, napa, truflow, parts depo, and parts master, shipped…
Fuel system · 34k vehicles
03V-144 Apr 9, 2003
On certain passenger vehicles, the driver and/or passenger side air bag could deploy as a result of underbody impacts near the sensors, such as…
Airbags · 43k vehicles
01V-258 Aug 8, 2001
Vehicle description: passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, and light and medium duty pickup trucks
Visibility and wipers · 1.08M vehicles
99V-250 Sep 20, 1999
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
Seat belts · 25k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.