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Lincoln MKC Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Lincoln MKC, across 5 model years from 2015 to 2019. The 2015 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (3).

Model years
5

2015–2019, with a recall

Recall campaigns
14
Most recalls
2015

12 recalls

Owner complaints
602

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 602 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln MKC across 5 model years; the most, 192, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 19 of the Lincoln MKC complaints (3%) and a fire on 12.

Across all Lincoln MKC model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 323 complaints), then the electrical system (66).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln MKC in 2023: 138, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lincoln MKC is equipment: electrical: engine block heater, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest Lincoln MKC recall, 26V011000, was reported on January 15, 2026 and concerns the equipment: electrical: engine block heater.

Lincoln MKC years to avoid

Too few Lincoln MKC model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Lincoln MKC, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201931237not ranked
20184768not ranked
2017319216not ranked
201658012not ranked
20151213128not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lincoln MKC years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lincoln MKC

  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER6
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA6
  • ENGINE5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1

Lincoln MKC model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lincoln MKC recall campaign (14)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lincoln MKC, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V011000January 15, 2026equipment: electrical: engine block heater2015–2016fire116,672
25V685000October 10, 2025equipment: electrical: engine block heater2016–2019fire59,006
25V572000September 3, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2015–2019crash1,456,417
25V270000April 23, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2015crash160,729
23V378000May 26, 2023engine2015–2019fire and injurypark outside142,734
20V331000June 8, 2020latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2015injury2,147,323
18V104000February 12, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2018crash88
17V472000July 25, 2017seat belts2015crash and injury94,605
16V643000September 6, 2016latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2015injury2,046,297
16V183000March 31, 2016engine and engine cooling: engine2015–2016fire1,543
15V005000January 9, 2015fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2015crash54,543
15V006000January 9, 2015electrical system: ignition: switch2015crash and injury11,144
14V525000September 2, 2014fuel system, gasoline: delivery2015crash301
14V484000August 6, 2014visibility: windshield2015crash1,139

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lincoln MKC. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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