Factory build sheet
2018 Lincoln MKC BLK Label
Build 5LMCJ4D9-J · 2L 4cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5LMCJ4D9 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every MKC whose VIN starts 5LMCJ4D9 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 32 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 32 known VINs
- 1 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Lincoln with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- 2.0L Ecoboost
- Engine manufacturer
- Lincoln
- Horsepower
- 237 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Lincoln used the VIN pattern 5LMCJ4D9 for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 5LM | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | CJ4D9 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Lincoln MKC as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 MKC. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
32 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5LMCJ4D9-J shares the specification above.
- 32 Known VINs
- 1 Listed for sale now
- 5LMCJ4D9 9JUL08541
- 5LMCJ4D9 2JUL07795
- 5LMCJ4D9 8JUL11852
- 5LMCJ4D9 XJUL17698
- 5LMCJ4D9 6JUL07332
- 5LMCJ4D9 9JUL01251
- 5LMCJ4D9 7JUL18551
- 5LMCJ4D9 2JUL07148
- 5LMCJ4D9 XJUL08077
- 5LMCJ4D9 8JUL01273
- 5LMCJ4D9 8JUL13603
- 5LMCJ4D9 6JUL12482
- 5LMCJ4D9 4JUL19429
- 5LMCJ4D9 5JUL18323
- 5LMCJ4D9 0JUL07794
- 5LMCJ4D9 1JUL18190
- 5LMCJ4D9 7JUL07792
- 5LMCJ4D9 0JUL07679
- 5LMCJ4D9 1JUL14981
- 5LMCJ4D9 8JUL07333
- 5LMCJ4D9 XJUL08158
- 5LMCJ4D9 3JUL18210
- 5LMCJ4D9 7JUL03449
- 5LMCJ4D9 9JUL07678
- 5LMCJ4D9 2JUL00233
- 5LMCJ4D9 2JUL32017
- 5LMCJ4D9 7JUL11809
- 5LMCJ4D9 4JUL07149
- 5LMCJ4D9 1JUL19131
- 5LMCJ4D9 1JUL15189
- 5LMCJ4D9 7JUL11826
- 5LMCJ4D9 9JUL07793
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the MKC, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 Select 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 141 vehicles
- 2018 Reserve 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,027 vehicles · $16,900 median
- 2018 BLK Label 2.3L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 53 vehicles
- 2019 Premier 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 1,085 vehicles · $15,403 median
- 2019 Reserve 2L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 3,931 vehicles · $17,948 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 32 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.