Lincoln Aviator recalls
Every NHTSA recall campaign filed since 2000 that names the Lincoln Aviator, newest first. Last verified Jul 30, 2026.
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- Jul 21, 2026Crash risk2026–2027 Ford Explorer, 2026–2027 Lincoln Aviator — Seats
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. An unoccupied driver's seat may recline unintentionally during certain scenarios, such as remote unlock or remote start.
26V470000 · 80K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jul 14, 2026Crash risk2020–2026 Ford Explorer, 2020–2027 Lincoln Aviator — Seats
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2027 Aviator and 2020-2026 Explorer vehicles. The switch for the easy-entry second-row outer seats may bind or stick, resulting in the seats unlatching, tipping, or sliding unexpectedly.
26V451000 · 388K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jun 24, 2026Crash risk2018–2021 Ford Expedition, 2020–2021 Ford Explorer, 2021 Ford F-150 and 2 other models — Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Navigator, Expedition, 2020-2021 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2021 F-150 vehicles. The transmission park pawl may engage while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in park system damage.
26V402000 · 741K units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 31, 2026Crash risk2026 Ford Explorer, 2026 Lincoln Aviator — Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2026 Lincoln Aviator and Explorer vehicles. The heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system may fail, which can cause the defrosting and defogging system to become inoperative.
26V202000 · 55 units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 18, 2026Crash risk2025 Ford Explorer, 2025 Lincoln Aviator, 2024–2025 Lincoln Nautilus and 1 other model — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Lincoln Navigator, 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Lincoln Aviator and Explorer vehicles. The Image Processing Module A (IPMA) may experience multiple unexpected resets, resulting in loss of the rearview camera image and advanced driver assistance (ADAS) features, including pre-collision assist, lane-keeping assist, and blind-spot monitoring.
26V165000 · 255K units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 17, 2026Crash risk2020–2026 Ford Explorer, 2020–2026 Lincoln Aviator — Seat Belts
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The seat belt anchor bolts at the second-row outer seating positions may be improperly secured.
26V159000 · 561 units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 3, 2026Crash risk2020–2022 Ford Escape, 2020–2022 Ford Explorer, 2020–2022 Lincoln Aviator and 1 other model — Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Aviator, and Lincoln Corsair vehicles. The windshield wiper motor may fail and prevent the windshield wipers from operating properly.
26V117000 · 605K units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 3, 2026Crash risk2020–2022 Ford Escape, 2020–2024 Ford Explorer, 2020–2024 Lincoln Aviator and 1 other model — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2020-2024 Lincoln Aviator, and Explorer vehicles. The image on the center display may flip or invert, resulting in an incorrectly displayed rearview image when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
26V123000 · 890K units · Ford Motor Company
- Oct 24, 2025Crash risk2025–2026 Ford Explorer, 2025–2026 Lincoln Aviator, 2025–2026 Lincoln Corsair — Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Lincoln Corsair, Lincoln Aviator, and Explorer vehicles. The windshield glass may have visible air bubbles, which can obscure the driver's visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 205, "Glazing Materials."
25V730000 · 57K units · Ford Motor Company
- Oct 10, 2025Crash risk2024–2026 Ford Explorer, 2024–2026 Lincoln Aviator — Trailer Hitches
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Explorer and 2024-2026 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly bolts may be loose.
25V687000 · 1K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 22, 2025Crash risk2025 Ford Explorer, 2025 Lincoln Aviator — Exterior Lighting
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. When towing a trailer, the tail lights on the trailer may fail to illuminate due to an improperly manufactured body control module. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, " Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
25V543000 · 213K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jul 25, 2025Crash risk2025 Lincoln Aviator — Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. When closing the windows with the global closing feature, the side rear windows may exert excessive force when encountering an object, before they automatically reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
25V484000 · 23K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jul 7, 2025Crash risk2021–2023 Ford Bronco, 2022 Ford Expedition, 2021–2023 Ford Explorer and 8 other models — Fuel System, Gasoline
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Bronco, Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, F-550 SD, 2021-2022 Lincoln Navigator, Mustang, F-150, and 2022 Expedition vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump may fail, which can result in an engine stall while driving.
25V455000 · 850K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jun 27, 2025Crash risk2021–2024 Ford Bronco Sport, 2020–2021 Ford Ecosport, 2019–2020 Ford Edge and 18 other models — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Transit Connect, 2019-2020 MKZ, MKX, Edge, Continental, F-150, Nautilus, Fusion, 2019-2023 Ranger, Mustang, 2020-2021 EcoSport, Expedition, Navigator, 2020-2022 Escape, F-250 SD, Corsair, 2020-2023 Aviator, Transit, 2020-2024 Explorer, 2021-2024 Bronco Sport, and 2022-2024 Maverick vehicles. A software error may cause the rearview camera to display a blank image, or the image may remain on the display after the backing event has ended.
25V442000 · 200K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jun 13, 2025Crash risk2020–2025 Ford Explorer, 2020–2025 Lincoln Aviator — Seats
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Aviator, and Explorer vehicles. The switch for the easy-entry second-row outer seats may bind or stick, resulting in the seats unlatching, folding, or sliding unexpectedly while driving.
25V393000 · 305K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jun 13, 2025Crash risk2020–2025 Lincoln Aviator — Structure
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Aviator vehicles. The rear door window bars and C-pillar trim may have insufficient adhesive bonding, which can allow the trim to detach from the vehicle.
25V407000 · 133K units · Ford Motor Company
- May 23, 2025Fire risk2020–2021 Lincoln Aviator — Electrical System
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with 3.0L PHEV engines that were repaired incorrectly under recall 23V626. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.
25V349000 · 8 units · Ford Motor Company
- May 23, 2025Crash risk2020–2023 Lincoln Aviator, 2020–2023 Lincoln Corsair — Seat Belts
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator and Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a Revel Audio System that were repaired incorrectly under recall 22V-953. When the driver's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning system may activate the audible warning chime for an insufficient amount of time of less than 4 seconds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
25V338000 · 4K units · Ford Motor Company
- May 9, 2025Crash risk2025 Ford Explorer, 2025 Lincoln Aviator — Structure
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. A mounting bolt for the front subframe may have been tightened improperly.
25V316000 · 206 units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 14, 2025Crash risk2024–2025 Ford Bronco, 2025 Ford Explorer, 2024–2025 Ford F-150 and 3 other models — Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 F-150, Bronco, 2024 Ranger, 2025 Mustang, Explorer, and Aviator vehicles. The transmission valve body may have been machined incorrectly, which can cause reverse gear failure, or unexpected forward movement in reverse or neutral gear.
25V164000 · 269 units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 14, 2025Crash risk2020–2023 Ford Explorer, 2020–2023 Lincoln Aviator, 2020–2022 Lincoln Corsair — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 23V-342. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
25V159000 · 49K units · Ford Motor Company
- Feb 14, 2025Crash risk2020–2021 Ford Explorer, 2020–2021 Lincoln Aviator — Seat Belts
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Explorer and Aviator vehicles. The seat belt buckle anchor bolts at one or more seating positions may be improperly secured. Additionally, vehicles may have an improperly secured seat belt retractor anchor bolt and/or seat belt anchor bolt at the second-row center seating position, if equipped.
25V093000 · 241K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jan 17, 2025Crash risk2025 Ford Explorer, 2025 Lincoln Aviator — Structure
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The transmission may be improperly secured due to loose cross member bolts.
25V020000 · 259 units · Ford Motor Company
- Nov 8, 2024Crash risk2020–2024 Ford Escape, 2018–2024 Ford Expedition, 2020–2025 Ford Explorer and 4 other models — Equipment
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, 2020-2024 Escape, Lincoln Corsair, 2018-2024 F-150, Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The air bag warning label may be missing from the dashboard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirement Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
24V852000 · 28K units · Ford Motor Company
- Oct 25, 2024Crash risk2025 Ford Explorer, 2025 Lincoln Aviator — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The rearview camera image may fail when the vehicle speed reaches 10 MPH or greater. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
24V801000 · 391 units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 23, 2024Crash risk2021–2022 Ford Bronco, 2021–2022 Ford Edge, 2021–2022 Ford Explorer and 3 other models — Engine and Engine Cooling
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Bronco, F-150, Edge, Explorer, Lincoln Nautilus, and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with either a 2.7L or 3.0L Nano EcoBoost engine. The engine intake valves may break while driving, which can result in engine failure and a loss of drive power.
24V635000 · 91K units · Ford Motor Company
- May 24, 2024Crash risk2020–2024 Lincoln Aviator — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The accessory protocol image module (APIM) can be affected by electromagnetic interference with a cell phone in the vehicle, causing the rearview camera image to flicker or become distorted.
24V368000 · 109K units · Ford Motor Company
- Sep 8, 2023Fire risk2020–2022 Ford Explorer, 2020–2022 Lincoln Aviator — Electrical System
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with 3.0L PHEV engines. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.
23V626000 · 3K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 25, 2023Crash risk2021 Ford Bronco, 2022–2023 Ford Transit, 2020–2023 Lincoln Aviator and 1 other model — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator, 2018-2021 Lincoln Navigator, 2022-2023 Ford Transit, and 2021 Ford Bronco vehicles. The rearview camera, or 360-degree view camera if equipped, may not display a rearview image when the vehicle is placed in reverse.
23V598000 · 177K units · Ford Motor Company
- May 12, 2023Crash risk2020–2023 Ford Explorer, 2020–2023 Lincoln Aviator, 2020–2022 Lincoln Corsair — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a 360-degree camera. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
23V342000 · 443K units · Ford Motor Company
- Feb 10, 2023Crash risk2022–2023 Ford Bronco, 2022–2023 Ford Explorer, 2022–2023 Ford F-150 and 2 other models — Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2023 F-150, Mustang, Explorer, Bronco, and 2023 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. The transmission may contain a loose bolt which could prevent the transmission from engaging the park gear, although the gear shifter position may indicate that the vehicle has been shifted to "PARK."
23V070000 · 1K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jan 23, 2023Crash risk2020–2023 Ford Explorer, 2020–2023 Lincoln Aviator, 2020–2022 Lincoln Corsair — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a 360-degree camera. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
23V022000 · 383K units · Ford Motor Company
- Dec 23, 2022Crash risk2020–2023 Lincoln Aviator, 2020–2022 Lincoln Corsair — Seat Belts
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a Revel Audio System. When the driver's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning system may activate the audible warning chime for an insufficient amount of time of less than 4 seconds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
22V953000 · 101K units · Ford Motor Company
- Jun 24, 2022Crash risk2022 Ford Explorer, 2022 Lincoln Aviator — Engine
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer vehicles. The engine rails may have been improperly heat-treated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 301, "Fuel System Integrity."
22V454000 · 776 units · Ford Motor Company
- Apr 14, 2022Crash risk2022 Lincoln Aviator — Seats
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The front-row driver and passenger seat power head restraint cushion may detach from the head restraint assembly when adjusted to the full forward position.
22V247000 · 933 units · Ford Motor Company
- Feb 16, 2022Fire risk2022 Ford Explorer, 2022 Lincoln Aviator — Fuel System, Gasoline
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The fuel filler tube may detach during a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 301, "Fuel System Integrity."
22V088000 · 18K units · Ford Motor Company
- Nov 10, 2021Crash risk2021 Ford Explorer, 2021 Lincoln Aviator — Suspension
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. Incorrect rear suspension module components may have been installed due to a labeling error.
21V870000 · 20 units · Ford Motor Company
- Sep 22, 2021Crash risk2020–2021 Ford Explorer, 2020–2021 Lincoln Aviator, 2020–2021 Lincoln Corsair — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Explorer, Lincoln Corsair, and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with 360-degree cameras. The video output may fail, preventing the rearview camera image from displaying.
21V735000 · 228K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 23, 2021Crash risk2021 Ford Explorer, 2021 Lincoln Aviator — Air Bags
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The side air bag attachment weld studs could detach during the deployment of the side air bag, resulting in an improper deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 214, "Side Impact Protection".
21V652000 · 592 units · Ford Motor Company
- Jul 15, 2021Fire risk2020–2021 Lincoln Aviator — Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with 3.0L gasoline engines. The wire harness may not be secured properly, possibly contacting the air conditioning (A/C) compressor pulley, and resulting in damage to electrical wires, or the A/C compressor drive belt.
21V534000 · 33K units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 30, 2021Crash risk2020–2021 Lincoln Aviator — Back Over Prevention
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The image processing module may be unable to provide video feed to the display, which could result in a loss of the backup camera image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
21V223000 · 35K units · Ford Motor Company
- Mar 10, 2021Crash risk2020 Ford Explorer, 2020 Lincoln Aviator — Suspension
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Lincoln Aviator and Ford Explorer vehicles. The rear lower control arm (RLCA) bolts that attach the rear lower control arms to the wheel knuckles may not have been heat-treated, which could cause them to break.
21V154000 · 49 units · Ford Motor Company
- Jan 15, 2021Crash risk2020 Ford Explorer Police Intercept, 2020 Lincoln Aviator — Visibility
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility and 2020 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The affected vehicles contain windshield washer fluid that was contaminated with brake fluid. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."
21V014000 · 283 units · Ford Motor Company
- Dec 17, 2020Crash risk2020–2021 Ford Explorer, 2020–2021 Lincoln Aviator — Engine
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The right hand motor mount fasteners may have been incorrectly tightened, and may loosen over time.
20V788000 · 1K units · Ford Motor Company
- Nov 20, 2020Crash risk2021 Lincoln Aviator — Steering
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The steering knuckles may have been manufactured improperly.
20V726000 · 690 units · Ford Motor Company
- Nov 10, 2020Fire risk2020 Ford Explorer, 2020 Lincoln Aviator — Power Train
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with a 2.0L or 3.3L engine and a 10 Speed Automatic Transmission with the All Wheel Drive package. The drive shaft may fracture along the weld seam.
20V693000 · 11K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 21, 2020Crash risk2020 Ford Explorer, 2020 Lincoln Aviator — Air Bags
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer and 2020 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The side air bag and/or seat back module attachments may not have been properly tightened in the front seat backs.
20V497000 · 488 units · Ford Motor Company
- Dec 4, 2019Fire risk2020 Ford Explorer, 2020 Lincoln Aviator — Fuel System, Gasoline
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. Over time, the protective sleeve on the vapor fuel line may chafe through the plastic liquid fuel line and cause a fuel leak.
19V859000 · 4K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 28, 2019Crash risk2020 Ford Escape, 2019–2020 Ford Expedition, 2018–2020 Ford Explorer and 6 other models — Seats
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 F-150 and 2019-2020 F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty pickup trucks, and 2018-2019 Ford Explorer, 2019-2020 Expedition, and 2020 Escape vehicles equipped with driver and/or passenger's manual front seat back recliner mechanisms. Also included are certain 2020 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with rear outboard seats and manual seat back recliner mechanisms. The recliner mechanisms may be missing the third pawl required for seat back strength, resulting in a loose seat back. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202, "Head Restraints" and 207, "Seating Systems."
19V633000 · 639K units · Ford Motor Company
- Aug 5, 2019Crash risk2020 Ford Explorer, 2020 Lincoln Aviator — Parking Brake
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The Manual Park Release (MPR) cover may not be installed. In addition, the vehicles may be in Factory Mode, which disables warning alerts and does not display the transmission gear selected. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 114, "Theft Prevention" and 102, "Trans Shift Lever Seq/Starter Interlock/Trans Braking Effect."
19V575000 · 14K units · Ford Motor Company