NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Lincoln Aviator Recalls
The 2020 Lincoln Aviator has 30 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Lincoln Aviator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 30
- Owner complaints
- 110
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Lincoln Aviator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
30 recalls on the 2020 Lincoln Aviator
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 26V451000
- Reported
- July 14, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 387,911
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2025 Aviator, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 26V402000
- Reported
- June 24, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 741,195
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Aviator, 3 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 26V159000
- Reported
- March 17, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 561
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2025 Aviator, 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 26V117000
- Reported
- March 3, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 604,533
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Aviator, 3 other models
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 26V123000
- Reported
- March 3, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 889,950
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Aviator, 3 other models
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Aviator, 19 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 25V393000
- Reported
- June 13, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 304,662
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2025 Aviator, 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 25V407000
- Reported
- June 13, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 132,914
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2025 Aviator
Seat belts: front: warning light/devices
- Campaign
- 25V338000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Aviator, 1 other model
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 25V349000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Aviator
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V159000
- Reported
- March 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,399
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Aviator, 2 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 25V093000
- Reported
- February 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 240,510
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Aviator, 1 other model
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 2021–2025 Aviator, 6 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 24V368000
- Reported
- May 24, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 109,283
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2024 Aviator
Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
- Campaign
- 23V626000
- Reported
- September 8, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,954
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 Aviator, 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 2021–2023 Aviator, 2 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V342000
- Reported
- May 12, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,973
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Aviator, 2 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 23V022000
- Reported
- January 23, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 382,759
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Aviator, 2 other models
Seat belts: front: warning light/devices
- Campaign
- 22V953000
- Reported
- December 23, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 101,001
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2023 Aviator, 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 21V735000
- Reported
- September 22, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 228,297
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Aviator, 2 other models
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: compressor
- Campaign
- 21V534000
- Reported
- July 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,298
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Aviator
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 21V223000
- Reported
- March 30, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,952
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Aviator
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V154000
- Reported
- March 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 21V014000
- Reported
- January 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 283
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 104, windshield wiping and washing
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V788000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,405
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Aviator, 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 20V693000
- Reported
- November 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,905
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 20V497000
- Reported
- August 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 488
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 19V859000
- Reported
- December 4, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,857
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seats: front assembly: recliner
- Campaign
- 19V633000
- Reported
- August 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 639,137
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)
- Campaign
- 19V575000
- Reported
- August 5, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2020 Lincoln Aviator complaints by year
NHTSA has received 110 owner complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Aviator, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Aviator, the component group named most often is the electrical system (35%), followed by the power train (21%) and the back over prevention (15%).
2 of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator's 30 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2020 Lincoln Aviator owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 11,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System39
- Unknown Or Other24
- Power Train23
- Back Over Prevention16
- Service Brakes9
- Forward Collision Avoidance8
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 19 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 18 | |
| 2026 | 25 |
Complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Aviator peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 25. 46% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Lincoln Aviator drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Lincoln Aviator year in the same window: 1st highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2020 one of the Lincoln Aviator years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 110 complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Aviator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Aviator by model year
Other 2020 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted