NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Lincoln Nautilus Recalls
The 2021 Lincoln Nautilus has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 9, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Lincoln Nautilus. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Lincoln Nautilus, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2021 Lincoln Nautilus
Back over prevention: software
- Campaign
- 25V315000
- Reported
- May 9, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,076,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 Nautilus, 10 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 Nautilus, 4 other models
2021 Lincoln Nautilus complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Nautilus, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%).
In complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Nautilus, the component group named most often is the structure (33%), followed by the power train (30%) and the electrical system (11%).
None of the 2021 Lincoln Nautilus's 2 recalls concerns the structure.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure9
- Power Train8
- Unknown Or Other4
- Electrical System3
- Engine3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Nautilus peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 15. 15% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 27 complaints about the 2021 Lincoln Nautilus are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Lincoln Nautilus by model year
Other 2021 Lincoln models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted