Factory build sheet

2018 Lincoln MKZ Black Label

Build 3LN6L5HC-J · 3L 6cyl · All-wheel drive · Sedan

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3LN6L5HC and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every MKZ whose VIN starts 3LN6L5HC and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 48 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 48 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
3 L
Cylinders
6
Configuration
V-Shaped
Engine model
3.0L w/Prem
Engine manufacturer
Ford
Horsepower
350 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Drive type
All-wheel drive

Body & chassis

Body class
Sedan/Saloon
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
4
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

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 3LN6L5HC for 2 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 3LN FORD MOTOR COMPANY, MEXICO · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 6L5HC 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 MKZ as a whole rather than this build alone.

Overall

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Frontal crash

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

Side crash

★★★★★ 5 / 5

Rollover

★★★★ ★ 4 / 5

2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 MKZ. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.

48 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 3LN6L5HC-J shares the specification above.

  • 48 Known VINs
  • 1 Listed for sale now

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the MKZ, 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.

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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 48 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.