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P0011 on Lincoln vehicles Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded

P0011 is named on 29 Lincoln model years (2016–2021): 146 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across MKZ, Nautilus, Navigator, Continental, MKC and 4 more.

Powertrain 29 model years 146 manufacturer filings

Which Lincoln model years name P0011

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2017 Lincoln MKZPower Train8—
2020 Lincoln NautilusPower Train7—
2019 Lincoln NautilusPower Train7—
2018 Lincoln MKZPower Train7—
2016 Lincoln NavigatorEngine7—
2020 Lincoln MKZPower Train6—
2019 Lincoln MKZPower Train6—
2017 Lincoln ContinentalPower Train6—
2017 Lincoln MKCPower Train6—
2017 Lincoln MKTPower Train6—
2017 Lincoln MKXPower Train6—
2017 Lincoln NavigatorPower Train6—
2016 Lincoln MKZPower Train6—
2018 Lincoln ContinentalPower Train5—
2018 Lincoln MKCPower Train5—
2018 Lincoln MKTPower Train5—
2018 Lincoln MKXPower Train5—
2019 Lincoln ContinentalPower Train4—
2019 Lincoln MKCPower Train4—
2019 Lincoln MKTPower Train4—
2016 Lincoln MKCPower Train4—
2016 Lincoln MKSPower Train4—
2016 Lincoln MKTPower Train4—
2016 Lincoln MKXPower Train4—
2021 Lincoln NautilusPower Train3—
2020 Lincoln ContinentalPower Train3—
2019 Lincoln NavigatorPower Train3—
2018 Lincoln NavigatorPower Train3—
2020 Lincoln CorsairElectrical System2—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

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Lincoln filings that name P0011

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Lincoln filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0011. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0011 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

Camshaft timing on bank 1 is more advanced than commanded.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Lincoln and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P0011 a known problem on Lincoln vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 146 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0011 on 29 Lincoln model years (2016–2021). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Lincoln models does P0011 appear on most?

2017 MKZ (8 documents), 2018 MKZ (7 documents), 2020 Nautilus (7 documents).

Does P0011 on a Lincoln mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.