NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Lincoln Navigator Recalls
The 2018 Lincoln Navigator has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Lincoln Navigator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 52
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Lincoln Navigator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2018 Lincoln Navigator
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 26V402000
- Reported
- June 24, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 741,195
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Navigator, 3 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 26V344000
- Reported
- May 27, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 419,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2022 Navigator, 1 other model
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 25V197000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 112,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Navigator, 1 other model
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 2017 Navigator, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 24V852000
- Reported
- November 8, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,678
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2024 Navigator, 6 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 24V099000
- Reported
- February 9, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,574
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Navigator, 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V598000
- Reported
- August 25, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 177,402
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2021 Navigator, 2 other models
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 23V420000
- Reported
- June 9, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 691,133
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2023 Navigator, 5 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 18V805000
- Reported
- November 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,946
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 18V392000
- Reported
- June 12, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 18V213000
- Reported
- April 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 142
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 18V058000
- Reported
- January 16, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 361
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2018 Lincoln Navigator complaints by year
NHTSA has received 52 owner complaints about the 2018 Lincoln Navigator, the newest on August 20, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2018 Lincoln Navigator, the component group named most often is the power train (38%), followed by the engine (23%) and the electrical system (15%).
2 of the 2018 Lincoln Navigator's 12 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2018 Lincoln Navigator owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train20
- Engine12
- Electrical System8
- Unknown Or Other6
- Steering5
- Back Over Prevention3
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2018 Lincoln Navigator peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 13. 23% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Lincoln Navigator year in the same window: 9th highest of the 12 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 52 complaints about the 2018 Lincoln Navigator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Navigator by model year
Other 2018 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted