NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Lincoln MKC Recalls
The 2015 Lincoln MKC has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Lincoln MKC. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 131
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 Lincoln MKC, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2015 Lincoln MKC
Equipment: electrical: engine block heater
- Campaign
- 26V011000
- Reported
- January 15, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 116,672
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 MKC, 2 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V572000
- Reported
- September 3, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,456,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2019 MKC, 12 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 25V270000
- Reported
- April 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 160,729
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 23V378000
- Reported
- May 26, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142,734
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2019 MKC
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 20V331000
- Reported
- June 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,147,323
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 17V472000
- Reported
- July 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94,605
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 16V643000
- Reported
- September 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,046,297
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 16V183000
- Reported
- March 31, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,543
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 MKC, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 15V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,543
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 15V006000
- Reported
- January 9, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Lincoln MKC
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 14V525000
- Reported
- September 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 301
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Visibility: windshield
- Campaign
- 14V484000
- Reported
- August 6, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,139
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 205, glazing materials
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Lincoln MKC
2015 Lincoln MKC complaints by year
NHTSA has received 131 owner complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKC, the newest on September 18, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKC, the component group named most often is the engine (25%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the power train (14%).
1 of the 2015 Lincoln MKC's 12 recalls also concerns the engine.
Where 2015 Lincoln MKC owners gave the mileage (60 complaints), the median was 49,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine33
- Electrical System23
- Power Train18
- Unknown Or Other18
- Back Over Prevention16
- Fuel/Propulsion System12
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKC peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 27. 21% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 131 complaints about the 2015 Lincoln MKC are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln MKC by model year
Other 2015 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted