# NHTSA recall 23V378000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

**NHTSA advises: park outside, away from buildings, until the repair is done.**

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 23V378000
- Manufacturer's number: 23S28
- Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
- Reported: 2023\-05\-26
- Owners notified: 2023\-08\-08
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 142734
- Part numbers: JJ7T\-14K733\-\*, HJ7T\-14K733\-\*, GJ7T\-14K733\-\*, FJ7T\-14K733\-\*, EJ7T\-14K733\-\*

## What is wrong

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.


## What can happen

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


## The 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.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 142734
- Reported remedied: 110971 \(77%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2458
- Reported removed: 5

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 LINCOLN MKC](/makes/lincoln/mkc/2019/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [25B51](/bulletins/11033577.md), 2026-06-05, Other
- [SSM 52335](/bulletins/10251952.md), 2024-03-20, Service bulletin
- [20B27 S1](/bulletins/10222454.md), 2022-10-05, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2229](/bulletins/10214126.md), 2022-06-13, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2162](/bulletins/10211709.md), 2022-05-12, Service bulletin
- [TSB 22\-2133](/bulletins/10210391.md), 2022-04-20, Service bulletin
- [SSM 50439](/bulletins/10207136.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [TSB160045](/bulletins/10205010.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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