The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Lincoln Nautilus: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lincoln reported 24 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Nautilus, model years 2019–2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 36,536 | 22 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29,263 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17,531 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23,562 | 8.5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25,712 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 35,079 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 4 | 0 |
| Structure | 4 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 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 Nautilus puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lincoln Nautilus, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2024 | GA | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-17 | 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-08 | 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-03-26 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-27 | 2024 | MS | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-11 | 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | Exterior Lighting | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-06-24 | 2023 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-03-04 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-01-02 | 2021 | OK | 0 | 1 | Other | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-06-11 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-15 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-12-29 | 2019 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-11-23 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-27 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Latch · Visibility · Electrical System · Power Train | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-03-17 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-15 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-08-09 | 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-03-02 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-28 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-05-08 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lincoln received alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Nautilus and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Nautilus that sold more will have more rows. All Lincoln models · What these reports are, and are not.