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Lincoln MKC

Routine recalls1 campaign, none flagged critical.
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Fire risk
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Injuries
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All Recalls

1 campaign
1 recall🔥 1 fire risk
Model year
Engine
May 26, 2023
1175 days ago

Your battery monitor sensor can overheat and cause a fire in the engine compartment while parked or driving.

Affected: ENGINE · 2019
FIRE RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC vehicles. The battery monitor sensor may short-circuit and overheat, causing a fire in the engine compartment while parked or driving.

Consequence

An engine compartment fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will add an in-line fuse to the battery monitor sensor power circuit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 8, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S28.

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Full analysis: how to read the Lincoln MKC recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Lincoln MKC recall history

The Lincoln MKC currently has 1 recall campaign indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall category for the MKC in our dataset is engine (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used MKC: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2019. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular MKC is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific MKC has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used MKCbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Lincoln or any U.S. government agency.

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