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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Lincoln Navigator Recalls

The 2017 Lincoln Navigator has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 3, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Lincoln Navigator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
32

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2017 Lincoln Navigator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2017 Lincoln Navigator

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
25V572000
Reported
September 3, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 1,456,417
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015–2016 Navigator, 12 other models

25V572000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder

Campaign
25V236000
Reported
April 11, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 123,611
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2018 Navigator, 2 other models

25V236000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior

Campaign
25V091000
Reported
February 14, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 35,328
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2015–2016 Navigator

25V091000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor

Campaign
22V648000
Reported
August 26, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 198,482
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2015–2016 Navigator, 1 other model

22V648000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist

Campaign
22V150000
Reported
March 11, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 195,864
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2016 Navigator, 2 other models

22V150000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Lincoln Navigator complaints by year

NHTSA has received 32 owner complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Navigator, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Navigator, the component group named most often is the back over prevention (16%), followed by the service brakes (16%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (16%).

1 of the 2017 Lincoln Navigator's 5 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.

Where 2017 Lincoln Navigator owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 87,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Back Over Prevention5
  • Service Brakes5
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
  • Electrical System4
  • Visibility4
  • Air Bags3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Navigator received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20191
20201
20211
20225
20234
20244
20259
20266

Complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Navigator peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 9. 9% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 32 complaints about the 2017 Lincoln Navigator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lincoln Navigator by model year

Other 2017 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted