Lincoln Nautilus 2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 55162 · NHTSA communication 11037314 · issued Sep 10, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2026
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
All 2026 Nautilus vehicles built on or after 07-Apr-2026 will no longer come with a plastic rear license plate bracket as part of the loose items checklist. The rear liftgate has been updated to no longer require the license plate bracket, and the license plate can be attached directly to the liftgate. No additional actions should be taken to install the license plate.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.