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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2023 Lincoln Navigator Recalls

The 2023 Lincoln Navigator has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 31, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 Lincoln Navigator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
8

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
7

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2023 Lincoln Navigator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

8 recalls on the 2023 Lincoln Navigator

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages

Campaign
26V204000
Reported
March 31, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 422,613
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2021–2022 Navigator, 5 other models

26V204000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: software

Campaign
26V165000
Reported
March 18, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 254,640
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2022, 2024–2025 Navigator, 3 other models

26V165000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: integrated trailer brake control

Campaign
26V104000
Reported
February 20, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 4,381,878
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 2022, 2024–2025 Navigator, 7 other models

26V104000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
25V314000
Reported
May 9, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 273,789
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2022, 2024 Navigator, 1 other model

25V314000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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, 2024 Navigator, 10 other models

25V315000: 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 2018–2022, 2024 Navigator, 6 other models

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

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 2018–2022 Navigator, 5 other models

23V420000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: axle assembly

Campaign
23V128000
Reported
February 24, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 240
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

23V128000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2023 Lincoln Navigator complaints by year

NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2023 Lincoln Navigator, the newest on September 22, 2026. Owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2023 Lincoln Navigator, the component group named most often is the electrical system (57%), followed by the back over prevention (29%) and the engine (14%).

1 of the 2023 Lincoln Navigator's 8 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System4
  • Back Over Prevention2
  • Engine1
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Structure1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2023 Lincoln Navigator received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20231
20243
20251
20262

Complaints about the 2023 Lincoln Navigator peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 3.

The 2023 is too new to rank against other Lincoln Navigator years: its window closes at the end of 2026.

Lincoln Navigator years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 7 complaints about the 2023 Lincoln Navigator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lincoln Navigator by model year

Other 2023 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted