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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Lincoln Nautilus Recalls

The 2020 Lincoln Nautilus has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Lincoln Nautilus. 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
34

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2020 Lincoln Nautilus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2020 Lincoln Nautilus

Back over prevention: software

Campaign
25V442000
Reported
June 27, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 200,237
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2019 Nautilus, 19 other models

25V442000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
21V011000
Reported
January 15, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 147
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

21V011000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
20V575000
Reported
September 23, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 620,246
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 11 other models

20V575000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
20V550000
Reported
September 10, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 97
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2019 Nautilus, 4 other models

20V550000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats: front assembly: power adjust

Campaign
20V414000
Reported
July 17, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 19,299
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2019 Nautilus, 1 other model

20V414000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Lincoln Nautilus complaints by year

NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Nautilus, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Nautilus, the component group named most often is the power train (50%), followed by the engine (15%) and the electrical system (9%).

2 of the 2020 Lincoln Nautilus's 5 recalls also concern the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train17
  • Engine5
  • Electrical System3
  • Exterior Lighting3
  • Service Brakes3
  • Unknown Or Other3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Nautilus received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20212
20221
20238
20243
20259
202611

Complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Nautilus peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 11. 32% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 34 complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Nautilus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lincoln Nautilus by model year

Other 2020 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted