NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Lincoln Navigator Recalls
The 2012 Lincoln Navigator has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 27, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Lincoln Navigator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Lincoln Navigator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 Lincoln Navigator
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 16V248000
- Reported
- April 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153,581
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 12V190000
- Reported
- May 3, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 12V034000
- Reported
- February 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 569
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2012 Lincoln Navigator complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2012 Lincoln Navigator, the newest on August 30, 2024.
In complaints about the 2012 Lincoln Navigator, the component group named most often is the power train (42%), followed by the suspension (17%) and the electrical system (8%).
2 of the 2012 Lincoln Navigator's 3 recalls also concern the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train5
- Unknown Or Other3
- Suspension2
- Electrical System1
- Seat Belts1
- Service Brakes1
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Lincoln Navigator peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 3. 8% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 12 complaints about the 2012 Lincoln Navigator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Navigator by model year
Other 2012 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted