The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lincoln MKS: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lincoln reported 41 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln MKS, model years 2009–2016, 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| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Steering System | 11 | 0 |
| Other | 7 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 5 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 4 | 3 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 3 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 1 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 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 MKS puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lincoln MKS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2018-11-22 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-11 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-03-26 | 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2009 | MS | 0 | 1 | Fire · Fuel System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-12-28 | 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-11-13 | 2013 | MO | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q4 |
| 2017-05-27 | 2013 | TN | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-06-02 | 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-05-05 | 2013 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-02-26 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2014 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-11-18 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-08-27 | 2012 | NV | 1 | 0 | Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2017 Q4 |
| 2015-08-10 | 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-07-20 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-06-15 | 2013 | IL | 2 | 0 | Engine and Cooling System | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-05-21 | 2010 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-03-19 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-02-16 | 2009 | IN | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-11-19 | 2012 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2014-11-18 | 2010 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-10-27 | 2014 | — | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-09-17 | 2014 | CT | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-06-10 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-04-29 | 2013 | CT | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-01-17 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-10-28 | 2010 | CT | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-10-18 | 2013 | MI | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-07-02 | 2013 | MD | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-01-31 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q1 |
| 2013-01-28 | 2013 | NJ | 0 | 3 | Other | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-09-25 | 2009 | OH | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Electrical System | 2012 Q3 |
| not reported | 2010 | MD | 0 | 1 | Other | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-12-06 | 2009 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-10-28 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-10-10 | 2009 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-05-23 | 2010 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2011 Q2 |
| 2011-04-11 | 2010 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2011 Q2 |
| 2010-10-21 | 2010 | CT | 0 | 1 | Seats · Structure | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-06-04 | 2009 | NY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2010 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lincoln received alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln MKS and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a MKS that sold more will have more rows. All Lincoln models · What these reports are, and are not.