The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lincoln Aviator: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lincoln reported 32 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Aviator, model years 2020–2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 29,181 | 48 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18,213 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20,313 | 34 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 30,087 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10,503 | 9.5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 30,458 | 20 |
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 | 0 |
| Visibility | 6 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 5 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 4 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 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 Lincoln Aviator puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lincoln Aviator, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-08 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2025 | WA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-19 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-26 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-17 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-15 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-25 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-04 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-30 | 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-20 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Other | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-09-18 | 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-23 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-24 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 3 | Fuel System · Steering System · Other | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-04 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-11 | 2020 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-06-12 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Service Brake System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-27 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-04 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-02 | 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q1 |
| 2023-01-27 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-15 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Service Brake System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-04-14 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Power Train · Engine and Cooling System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-01-12 | 2021 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-09-27 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-08-24 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-12-07 | 2020 | MA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Service Brake System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-09-19 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-12-05 | 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Engine and Cooling System · Other | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-12-05 | 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Engine and Cooling System · Other | 2019 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lincoln received alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Aviator and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Aviator that sold more will have more rows. All Lincoln models · What these reports are, and are not.