Lincoln Navigator problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Lincoln Navigator model year, from official NHTSA data.
1,234
NHTSA complaints
62
recall campaigns
2,469
service bulletins (TSBs)
10
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Lincoln Navigator | 11 | 6 | — |
| 2024 Lincoln Navigator | 16 | 7 | — |
| 2023 Lincoln Navigator | 6 | 8 | — |
| 2022 Lincoln Navigator | 21 | 14 | 183 |
| 2021 Lincoln Navigator | 32 | 12 | 146 |
| 2020 Lincoln Navigator | 31 | 13 | 193 |
| 2019 Lincoln Navigator | 79 | 10 | 152 |
| 2018 Lincoln Navigator | 52 | 12 | 164 |
| 2017 Lincoln Navigator | 31 | 5 | 111 |
| 2016 Lincoln Navigator | 25 | 4 | 119 |
| 2015 Lincoln Navigator | 21 | 4 | 70 |
| 2014 Lincoln Navigator | 17 | 0 | — |
| 2013 Lincoln Navigator | 14 | 0 | — |
| 2012 Lincoln Navigator | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2011 Lincoln Navigator | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2010 Lincoln Navigator | 16 | 0 | — |
| 2009 Lincoln Navigator | 10 | 1 | — |
| 2008 Lincoln Navigator | 30 | 2 | 28 |
| 2007 Lincoln Navigator | 45 | 2 | 27 |
| 2006 Lincoln Navigator | 60 | 3 | 34 |
| 2005 Lincoln Navigator | 48 | 0 | 84 |
| 2004 Lincoln Navigator | 86 | 0 | 99 |
| 2003 Lincoln Navigator | 127 | 0 | 150 |
| 2002 Lincoln Navigator | 32 | 1 | 87 |
| 2001 Lincoln Navigator | 81 | 3 | 126 |
| 2000 Lincoln Navigator | 109 | 4 | 171 |
| 1999 Lincoln Navigator | 132 | 2 | 261 |
| 1998 Lincoln Navigator | 192 | 2 | 264 |
Common problems
- Lincoln Navigator electrical system problems173
- Lincoln Navigator tires problems157
- Lincoln Navigator suspension problems153
- Lincoln Navigator power train problems149
- Lincoln Navigator engine and engine cooling problems95
- Lincoln Navigator vehicle speed control problems84
- Lincoln Navigator engine problems78
- Lincoln Navigator air bags problems77
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Seat Belt Retractor Pretensioner Inadvertent DeploymentRQ24015 · opened Nov 15, 2024 · closed Jul 23, 2025
- Seat Belt Pretensioner Inadvertent DeploymentPE23021 · opened Nov 22, 2023 · closed Jul 29, 2024
- Unexpected Transmission DownshiftRQ17010 · opened Dec 25, 2017 · closed Oct 22, 2019
- TIRE VALVE CRACKINGPE08060 · opened Oct 14, 2008 · closed Apr 9, 2009