The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lincoln MKT: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lincoln reported 20 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln MKT, model years 2010–2019, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2,470 | 40 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4,428 | 23 |
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 | 7 | 0 |
| Structure | 4 | 0 |
| Steering System | 3 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling 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 MKT puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lincoln MKT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2022-09-26 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q4 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2018-12-19 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-07-13 | 2015 | TX | 0 | 1 | Latch · Power Train | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-12-08 | 2016 | PA | 1 | 0 | Air Bags · Visibility | 2018 Q2 |
| 2016-10-10 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-05-28 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch · Structure · Electrical System · Steering System · Other | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-11-18 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2014-12-03 | 2013 | CT | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-08-18 | 2013 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-04-22 | 2013 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-03-12 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2014 Q1 |
| 2014-01-16 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q1 |
| 2014-01-16 | 2011 | MD | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q1 |
| 2013-10-24 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-07-02 | 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-04-12 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2013 Q2 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2010 | TN | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2012 Q4 |
| 2011-09-20 | 2011 | WI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2011 Q3 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lincoln received alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln MKT and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a MKT that sold more will have more rows. All Lincoln models · What these reports are, and are not.