The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ford Maverick: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ford reported 18 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ford Maverick, model years 2022–2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 89,946 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 88,742 | 3.4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 163,036 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 148,422 | 2.7 |
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 | 5 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 4 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake 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 Maverick puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ford Maverick, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | 2023 | NC | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-05 | 2025 | AL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-14 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-05 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-30 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-29 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-07-04 | 2025 | LA | 0 | 3 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-16 | 2022 | WA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-10 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-12-06 | 2022 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-19 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-10-02 | 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-05-13 | 2022 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Service Brake System · Other | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-17 | 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-01-18 | 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-12-06 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-06-27 | 2022 | IN | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-04 | 2022 | TN | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ford received alleging a death or injury in a Ford Maverick and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Maverick that sold more will have more rows. All Ford models · What these reports are, and are not.