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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2025 Lincoln Aviator Recalls

The 2025 Lincoln Aviator has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2025 Lincoln Aviator. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
15

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
18

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2025 Lincoln Aviator, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

15 recalls on the 2025 Lincoln Aviator

Seats: front assembly: power adjust

Campaign
26V470000
Reported
July 21, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 76,748
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

26V470000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2024 Aviator, 1 other model

26V451000: 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 3 other models

26V165000: 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 2020–2024 Aviator, 1 other model

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

Visibility: windshield

Campaign
25V730000
Reported
October 24, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 56,841
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 205, glazing materials
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V730000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Trailer hitches

Campaign
25V687000
Reported
October 10, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 1,412
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2024 Aviator, 1 other model

25V687000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: tail lights

Campaign
25V543000
Reported
August 22, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 213,121
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V543000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: power window devices and controls

Campaign
25V484000
Reported
July 25, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 23,111
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
Same campaign
only the 2025 Lincoln Aviator

25V484000: 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 2020–2024 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 2020–2024 Aviator

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

Structure: frame and members

Campaign
25V316000
Reported
May 9, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 206
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V316000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: valves/valve body

Campaign
25V164000
Reported
March 14, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 269
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

25V164000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
25V020000
Reported
January 17, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 259
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

25V020000: 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 2020–2024 Aviator, 6 other models

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

Back over prevention: software

Campaign
24V801000
Reported
October 25, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 391
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 1 other model

24V801000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2025 Lincoln Aviator complaints by year

NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2025 Lincoln Aviator, the newest on October 15, 2026.

In complaints about the 2025 Lincoln Aviator, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (22%) and the service brakes (22%).

None of the 2025 Lincoln Aviator's 15 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System5
  • Forward Collision Avoidance4
  • Service Brakes4
  • Seats3
  • Engine2
  • Steering2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2025 Lincoln Aviator received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20258
202610

Complaints about the 2025 Lincoln Aviator peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 10.

The 2025 is too new to rank against other Lincoln Aviator years: its window closes at the end of 2028.

Lincoln Aviator years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 18 complaints about the 2025 Lincoln Aviator are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Lincoln Aviator by model year

Other 2025 Lincoln models

Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted