The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ford C-MAX: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 34 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford C-MAX, model years 2013–2017, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21 | 0 | 22 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17,905 | 5.6 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 9 | 2 |
| Electrical System | 7 | 2 |
| No System/Component Specified | 5 | 1 |
| Power Train | 5 | 1 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Ford C-MAX puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford C-MAX, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-08 | 2015 | AZ | 1 | 0 | Electrical System · Other | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-08-08 | 2015 | AZ | 1 | 0 | Electrical System · Other | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-08-08 | 2015 | AL | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| not reported | 2013 | IN | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-05-14 | 2017 | IN | 1 | 0 | Power Train | 2022 Q4 |
| 2019-09-11 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-04-16 | 2013 | WA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2016 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q1 |
| 2017-11-13 | 2013 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-09-06 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-02-07 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Service Brake System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-27 | 2016 | OR | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-08-05 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-06-22 | 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-10-31 | 2013 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure · Service Brake System, Air · Service Brake System · Steering System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-23 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 1 | Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-07-03 | 2015 | MO | 0 | 2 | Other | 2015 Q3 |
| 2014-12-10 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Latch · Other | 2015 Q2 |
| 2014-10-27 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-09-26 | 2013 | AR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-08-21 | 2014 | — | 0 | 1 | Seats · Other | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-07-15 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-04-09 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-02-03 | 2013 | MO | 0 | 1 | Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2013-12-10 | 2013 | WA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-11-28 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-09-09 | 2013 | WA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2016 Q3 |
| 2013-08-14 | 2013 | — | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-08-05 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-06-15 | 2013 | OR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q3 |
| not reported | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2013 Q1 |
| 2013-02-06 | 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-12-08 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-11-19 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2012 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford C-MAX and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a C-MAX that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.