NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Lincoln Aviator Recalls
The 2021 Lincoln Aviator has 28 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Lincoln Aviator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 28
- Owner complaints
- 40
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Lincoln Aviator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
28 recalls on the 2021 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 2020, 2022–2025 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 2020 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 2020, 2022–2025 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 2020, 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 2020, 2022–2024 Aviator, 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 25V455000
- Reported
- July 7, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 850,318
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Aviator, 9 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 2022–2025 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 2020, 2022–2025 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020 Aviator
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V159000
- Reported
- March 14, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 49,399
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020 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 2020, 2022–2025 Aviator, 6 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical
- Campaign
- 24V635000
- Reported
- August 23, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,736
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Aviator, 4 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 2020, 2022–2024 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 2020, 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 2022–2023 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 2020, 2022–2023 Aviator, 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V870000
- Reported
- November 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 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 2020 Aviator, 2 other models
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 21V652000
- Reported
- August 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 592
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 214, side impact protection
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2020 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 2020 Aviator
Engine
- Campaign
- 20V788000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,405
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Aviator, 1 other model
Steering
- Campaign
- 20V726000
- Reported
- November 20, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 690
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Lincoln Aviator
2021 Lincoln Aviator complaints by year
NHTSA has received 40 owner complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Aviator, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Aviator, the component group named most often is the electrical system (30%), followed by the engine (15%) and the visibility/wiper (13%).
2 of the 2021 Lincoln Aviator's 28 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System12
- Engine6
- Unknown Or Other6
- Visibility/Wiper5
- Power Train4
- Seats4
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 12 |
Complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Aviator peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 13. 38% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Lincoln Aviator drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Lincoln Aviator year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Lincoln Aviator years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 40 complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Aviator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Aviator by model year
Other 2021 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted