The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lincoln Corsair: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lincoln reported 20 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Corsair, 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 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 28,006 | 36 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22,607 | 13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32,480 | 12 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24,790 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21,606 | 4.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 6 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 4 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 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 Corsair puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lincoln Corsair, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-03-18 | 2020 | CO | 0 | 1 | Fire · Visibility | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-06 | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-14 | 2022 | MI | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-02 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-07 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-28 | 2023 | TN | 0 | 1 | Suspension System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-06-05 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-27 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-08-14 | 2020 | MS | 0 | 3 | Forward Collision · Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-05-24 | 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-12-13 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-11 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-09-15 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-05-19 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-08 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2021-09-05 | 2020 | OR | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-11-20 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 2 | Forward Collision · Power Train · Service Brake System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-07 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2019-11-09 | 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lincoln received alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Corsair and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Corsair that sold more will have more rows. All Lincoln models · What these reports are, and are not.