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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2022 Lincoln Aviator Recalls

The 2022 Lincoln Aviator has 21 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 14, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Lincoln Aviator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
21

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
47

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2022 Lincoln Aviator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

21 recalls on the 2022 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 2020–2021, 2023–2025 Aviator, 1 other model

26V451000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023–2025 Aviator, 1 other model

26V159000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor

Campaign
26V117000
Reported
March 3, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 604,533
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 Aviator, 3 other models

26V117000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023–2024 Aviator, 3 other models

26V123000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2021, 2023 Aviator, 9 other models

25V455000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: software

Campaign
25V442000
Reported
June 27, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 200,237
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021, 2023 Aviator, 19 other models

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

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 2020–2021, 2023–2025 Aviator, 1 other model

25V393000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body

Campaign
25V407000
Reported
June 13, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 132,914
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021, 2023–2025 Aviator

25V407000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023 Aviator, 1 other model

25V338000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: software

Campaign
25V159000
Reported
March 14, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 49,399
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021, 2023 Aviator, 2 other models

25V159000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023–2025 Aviator, 6 other models

24V852000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2021 Aviator, 4 other models

24V635000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: display function

Campaign
24V368000
Reported
May 24, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 109,283
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021, 2023–2024 Aviator

24V368000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021 Aviator, 1 other model

23V626000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023 Aviator, 2 other models

23V598000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023 Aviator, 2 other models

23V342000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023 Aviator, 2 other models

23V022000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2021, 2023 Aviator, 1 other model

22V953000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: frame and members

Campaign
22V454000
Reported
June 24, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 776
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 1 other model

22V454000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats: front assembly: head restraint

Campaign
22V247000
Reported
April 14, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 933
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
only the 2022 Lincoln Aviator

22V247000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap

Campaign
22V088000
Reported
February 16, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 18,366
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Federal standard
FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
Same campaign
also 1 other model

22V088000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2022 Lincoln Aviator complaints by year

NHTSA has received 47 owner complaints about the 2022 Lincoln Aviator, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2022 Lincoln Aviator, the component group named most often is the electrical system (19%), followed by the structure (19%) and the back over prevention (17%).

1 of the 2022 Lincoln Aviator's 21 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2022 Lincoln Aviator owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 34,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System9
  • Structure9
  • Back Over Prevention8
  • Engine6
  • Unknown Or Other6
  • Visibility/Wiper6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2022 Lincoln Aviator received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20226
20237
20244
202518
202612

Complaints about the 2022 Lincoln Aviator peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 18. 74% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Lincoln Aviator drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Lincoln Aviator year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2022 one of the three best-measured Lincoln Aviator years.

Lincoln Aviator years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 47 complaints about the 2022 Lincoln Aviator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lincoln Aviator by model year

Other 2022 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted