NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Lincoln Navigator Recalls
The 2020 Lincoln Navigator has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 24, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Lincoln Navigator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 32
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Lincoln Navigator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2020 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 2018–2019, 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 2018–2019, 2021–2022 Navigator, 1 other model
Engine
- Campaign
- 25V628000
- Reported
- September 19, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,632
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V442000
- Reported
- June 27, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Navigator, 19 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 25V197000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 112,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2019 Navigator, 1 other model
Electrical system: body control module: software
- Campaign
- 25V346000
- Reported
- May 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 556
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 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 2018–2019, 2021–2024 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 2018–2019 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 2018–2019, 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 2018–2019, 2021–2023 Navigator, 5 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 22V250000
- Reported
- April 14, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,996
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 Navigator, 6 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly
- Campaign
- 20V366000
- Reported
- June 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,620
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 20V262000
- Reported
- May 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,081
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2020 Lincoln Navigator complaints by year
NHTSA has received 32 owner complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Navigator, the newest on September 21, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Navigator, the component group named most often is the power train (56%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine (9%).
1 of the 2020 Lincoln Navigator's 13 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train18
- Electrical System4
- Engine3
- Seat Belts3
- Exterior Lighting1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 11 |
Complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Navigator peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 11. 22% 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 32 complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Navigator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Navigator by model year
Other 2020 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted