Lincoln Mkz, Lincoln Mkz Replacement Headlamp, model years 2013 to 9999. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 24 April 2020. 130 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain Replacement Headlamps, part number DP5Z-13008-T and DP5Z-13008-V, sold for use with 2013-2016 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. The headlamps may have an improper beam pattern and incorrect horizontal adjustment, the side markers may not illuminate and DOT markings may be missing. As …
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Ford's own number for this recall: 20C10. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20E025 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 20E025 cover?
- Lincoln MKZ, Lincoln MKZ Replacement Headlamp, model years 2013 onwards.
- What is wrong with them?
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain Replacement Headlamps, part number DP5Z-13008-T and DP5Z-13008-V, sold for use with 2013-2016 Lincoln MKZ vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The incorrect headlamps may reduce the driver's visibility or make the vehicle less visible, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Ford will notify vehicle manufacturers, and dealers will inspect the headlamps, and replace the headlamps, as necessary, free of charge. Additionally, Ford will instruct dealers to return all improper headlamps and not to install them on any vehicles. The recall began June 3, 2020.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Ford calls this recall 20C10, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The incorrect headlamps may reduce the driver's visibility or make the vehicle less visible, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 20E025 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Ford Motor Company |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Headlights |
| Reported to NHTSA | 24 April 2020 |
| Model years | 2013-9999 |
| Vehicles named | LINCOLN MKZ, LINCOLN MKZ REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The incorrect headlamps may reduce the driver's visibility or make the vehicle less visible, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ford will notify vehicle manufacturers, and dealers will inspect the headlamps, and replace the headlamps, as necessary, free of charge. Additionally, Ford will instruct dealers to return all improper headlamps and not to install them on any vehicles. The recall began June 3, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20C10.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 20E025, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20e025/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 20E025 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
d60eb919 - Consequence
0b0f18d6 - Remedy
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