The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lincoln MKC: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lincoln reported 43 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln MKC, model years 2015–2019, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 13 | — | — |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 40,456 | 32 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16,610 | 24 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 34,766 | 14 |
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 | 10 | 1 |
| Seats | 7 | 0 |
| Other | 7 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 6 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 6 | 0 |
| Power Train | 6 | 0 |
| Fire | 5 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension 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 Lincoln MKC puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lincoln MKC, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | ESC | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-02-11 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-04-29 | 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2023-02-26 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-08-19 | 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-08-18 | 2016 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q3 |
| 2021-12-01 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q3 |
| 2021-06-14 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q3 |
| not reported | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-02-27 | 2017 | NH | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-17 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-11-28 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-08-26 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-08-03 | 2017 | CT | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-05-12 | 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-02-19 | 2017 | CT | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-16 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 3 | Other | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-05-20 | 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-12-21 | 2017 | OH | 1 | 0 | Structure · Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2018-12-05 | 2016 | MA | 0 | 1 | Structure · Other | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-12-03 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure · Visibility · Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-05 | 2016 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-08-10 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-23 | 2018 | NH | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-06-23 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-12-27 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Engine and Cooling System · Other | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-11-07 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-09-11 | 2016 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-08-18 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-08-04 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-04-12 | 2015 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-11-20 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-08-19 | 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-08 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Power Train | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-10-28 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Latch · Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-01 | 2015 | IA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015 | — | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2015 | — | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Electrical System · Suspension System · Steering System | 2015 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lincoln received alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln MKC and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a MKC that sold more will have more rows. All Lincoln models · What these reports are, and are not.