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Mercury Lynx

Every Mercury Lynx model year on file, 1981 to 1989. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years249 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91981 to 1989
Recall campaigns20Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins38Summed across model years
By model year

The 1985 model year drew the most complaints, 5, 21% of the model's total

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

02461981198219831984198551986198719881989
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Mercury Lynx complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
11
Engine and cooling
6
Structure
4
Seat belts
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Steering
2
Lighting
1
Seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercury Lynx 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.

Mercury Lynx by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1989Not decoded0NoneNone010
1988Not decoded0NoneNone050
1987Hatchback40.057359
1986Hatchback540.01432710
1985Hatchback560.0167388
1984Hatchback366.7150355
1983Wagon450.0400422
1982Not decoded30.0300553
1981Not decoded0NoneNone1061
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercury Lynx

  • 89V-170 Oct 13, 1989
    Forward outboard pedestal of the seat track of driver's seat may be susceptible to fatigue fracture
    Seats · 1.38M vehicles
  • 89V-095 Jun 12, 1989
    External cracks above the number 3 cylinder (1984 models) or rocker arm cover gaskets splitting (1985 models) could allow oil to leak onto the…
    Engine and cooling · 481k vehicles
  • 87V-139 Sep 4, 1987
    Spring lock fuel line coupling may not be properly engaged
    Fuel system · 3.6M vehicles
  • 87V-060 Apr 27, 1987
    Lug nuts could gall and possibly seize on the wheel studs without providing adequate clamping load on the wheels
    Wheels · 350 vehicles
  • 85V-067 May 21, 1985
    Rear seat belt retractors may allow twisted webbing to enter the retractor housing and jam the retractor
    Seat belts · 515k vehicles
  • 85V-054 May 1, 1985
    Throttle lever may not return to idle position due to misalignment of the air conditioner shut off switch to the throttle lever pin
    Speed control · 10k vehicles
  • 84V-123 Oct 10, 1984
    Brake line may be positioned too close to an engine bracket
    Brakes · 15k vehicles
  • 84V-085 Jul 18, 1984
    Screw that connects the seat back frame to the recliner mechanism may break
    Seats · 80k vehicles
  • 84V-071 Jun 15, 1984
    Seat frame structure could sever front seat belts if vehicle is involved in an accident, depending on force of impact
    Seats · 261k vehicles
  • 83V-134 Dec 20, 1983
    Bolts that attach the d-shaped ring for the shoulder belt are inadequately supported by the material in which they are mounted
    Seat belts · 530k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.