The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Early Warning Reporting · Lincoln
Lincoln Navigator: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Lincoln reported 124 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Navigator, model years 2001–2023, 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.
124 incidents reported
7 deaths, as claimed
167 injuries, as claimed
2001–2023 model years named
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | 12 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 13 | — | — |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 2008 | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 10,799 | 93 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17,316 | 23 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 20,542 | 39 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 17,996 | 33 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14,696 | 20 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12,644 | 40 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15,431 | 39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 29 | 4 |
| Other | 19 | 0 |
| Structure | 15 | 5 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 13 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 11 | 4 |
| Service Brake System | 9 | 1 |
| Power Train | 9 | 1 |
| Seats | 8 | 1 |
| Latch | 7 | 0 |
| Visibility | 7 | 0 |
| Fire | 6 | 1 |
| No System/Component Specified | 6 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 4 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 3 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 1 |
| Suspension System | 2 | 0 |
| Rollover | 2 | 1 |
| Tires | 2 | 1 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 1 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 1 |
| Wheels | 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 Navigator puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Lincoln Navigator, 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 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-20 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 2 | Other | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-03 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2016 | LA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-02 | 2020 | MS | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-12 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-12 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2022 | AL | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-27 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-26 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-20 | 2022 | NM | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-26 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-11 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-04-11 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-01-08 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-10-20 | 2021 | MN | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-29 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire · Seat Belts | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-12 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-14 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-02-26 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-14 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 5 | Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-06-02 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-26 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-04-13 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-02-03 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-02-03 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-10-29 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-25 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-04-26 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-01-23 | 2018 | MI | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-06-22 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-01-06 | 2018 | NY | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-07-22 | 2017 | AL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-05-04 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 17 | Forward Collision · Structure · Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2019-05-04 | 2019 | CA | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision · Fire · Structure · Air Bags · Fuel System | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-03-05 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-22 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-11-09 | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-27 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-03 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-03-20 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-08-29 | 2017 | GA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-08-09 | 2008 | MT | 1 | 0 | Power Train · Parking Brake System | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-15 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2017 Q2 |
| not reported | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brake System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-04-07 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 2 | Other | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-01-18 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| not reported | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-07-25 | 2015 | OH | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-07-16 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-05-03 | 2015 | KY | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-01-18 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 2 | Structure · Other | 2016 Q1 |
| not reported | 2006 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-27 | 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2017 Q1 |
| 2015-09-17 | 2007 | IN | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-07-17 | 2012 | CT | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-07-05 | 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-06-11 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-06-09 | 2008 | MO | 0 | 1 | Structure · Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-01-30 | 2014 | NV | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Steering System | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-01-03 | 2011 | MA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q1 |
| not reported | 2006 | OR | 0 | 1 | Rollover · Air Bags · Service Brake System | 2014 Q3 |
| not reported | 2006 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q3 |
| 2014-06-05 | 2007 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2014-04-02 | 2014 | NV | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2014 Q2 |
| 2014-02-06 | 2012 | NV | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2014 Q1 |
| 2014-01-19 | 2012 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2013-12-14 | 2008 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-11-27 | 2013 | SC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-11-09 | 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Service Brake System | 2013 Q4 |
| 2013-07-10 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-05-01 | 2008 | GA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-03-26 | 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2013 Q1 |
| 2013-02-01 | 2006 | PA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q3 |
| 2012-11-09 | 2006 | MD | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-10-22 | 2006 | CA | 0 | 4 | Air Bags · Engine and Cooling System | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2005 | TX | 2 | 0 | Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2013 Q2 |
| 2012-09-01 | 2007 | SC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q4 |
| 2012-08-09 | 2004 | DE | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-07-20 | 2004 | AR | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-07-05 | 2010 | IL | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2012 Q3 |
| 2012-06-16 | 2007 | NC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-06-03 | 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-04-15 | 2006 | OH | 0 | 1 | Other | 2012 Q2 |
| 2012-03-08 | 2010 | PA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2012 Q1 |
| 2012-03-07 | 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Wheels | 2012 Q1 |
| 2012-02-24 | 2004 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q1 |
| not reported | 2003 | FL | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2011-11-14 | 2010 | DC | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2012 Q1 |
| not reported | 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-08-15 | 2003 | NC | 0 | 3 | Suspension System | 2012 Q1 |
| 2011-08-04 | 2010 | TX | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-08-03 | 2008 | VA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-07-29 | 2007 | LA | 0 | 1 | Tires | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-07-04 | 2004 | IN | 0 | 1 | Structure · Air Bags | 2012 Q2 |
| 2011-06-25 | 2004 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-06-19 | 2003 | TX | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-06-17 | 2010 | MO | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-06-13 | 2010 | NC | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2011 Q2 |
| 2011-05-29 | 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2011 Q3 |
| 2011-04-14 | 2004 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q2 |
| 2011-03-01 | 2007 | VA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2011 Q1 |
| not reported | 2006 | LA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2011 Q1 |
| not reported | 2004 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-12-13 | 2008 | IL | 1 | 3 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-12-07 | 2007 | NE | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-11-23 | 2002 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-10-25 | 2011 | TX | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-10-22 | 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-10-04 | 2003 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q4 |
| not reported | 2008 | OH | 0 | 2 | Power Train | 2010 Q3 |
| not reported | 2001 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-08-12 | 2004 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-06-08 | 2007 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-06-01 | 2004 | MD | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2010 Q3 |
| not reported | 2001 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q2 |
| 2010-05-21 | 2006 | GA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2010 Q2 |
| 2009-11-22 | 2005 | TX | 0 | 3 | Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2010 Q3 |
| 2009-09-09 | 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2011 Q2 |
| 2009-08-30 | 2004 | CA | 1 | 1 | Seats · Structure · Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2011 Q4 |
| 2008-12-03 | 2008 | ME | 0 | 1 | Fire · Electrical System | 2011 Q1 |
| 2008-05-24 | 2001 | CA | 1 | 1 | Rollover · Tires · Structure · Seat Belts | 2010 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Lincoln received alleging a death or injury in a Lincoln Navigator and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Navigator that sold more will have more rows. All Lincoln models · What these reports are, and are not.