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Lincoln Aviator Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 50 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Aviator, across 7 model years from 2003 to 2025. The 2020 has the most (30); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).

Lincoln Aviator years to avoid by our method: 2020 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
7

2003–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
50
Most recalls
2020

30 recalls

Owner complaints
493

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 493 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln Aviator across 10 model years; the most, 111, concern the 2003.

Owners marked a crash on 18 of the Lincoln Aviator complaints (4%) and a fire on 4.

Across all Lincoln Aviator model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 115 complaints), then the electrical system (90).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln Aviator in 2026: 73, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Lincoln Aviator is back over prevention: software, in 17 model-year listings.

The newest Lincoln Aviator recall, 26V470000, was reported on July 21, 2026 and concerns the seats: front assembly: power adjust.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2004 and 2005 Lincoln Aviator, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Lincoln Aviator years to avoid

The 2020 Lincoln Aviator stands out most: 51 complaints between 2019 and 2023, 35% of them naming the electrical system.

The 2020 also carries 30 recalls, against a median of 21 for the ranked Lincoln Aviator years.

The best-measured Lincoln Aviator years are 2021 (0.5×), 2004 (0.7×) and 2022 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Lincoln Aviator, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202604—not ranked
20251518—not ranked
202487—not ranked
20231624—not ranked
2022214735
1.0×
2021284015
0.5×
2020avoid3011051
2.1×
20050517not ranked
200408119
0.7×
2003111133
1.1×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lincoln Aviator years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Lincoln Aviator

  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE17
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA12
  • SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY12
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES8
  • SEAT BELTS8
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION7
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS6
  • STRUCTURE:BODY6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY5
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5

Lincoln Aviator model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Lincoln Aviator recall campaign (50)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lincoln Aviator, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V470000July 21, 2026seats: front assembly: power adjust2025injury76,748
26V451000July 14, 2026seats: mid/rear assembly2020–2025crash and injury387,911
26V402000June 24, 2026power train: automatic transmission2020–2021crash741,195
26V165000March 18, 2026back over prevention: software2025crash254,640
26V159000March 17, 2026seat belts2020–2025crash and injury561
26V117000March 3, 2026visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor2020–2022crash604,533
26V123000March 3, 2026back over prevention: software2020–2024crash889,950
25V730000October 24, 2025visibility: windshield2025crash56,841
25V687000October 10, 2025trailer hitches2024–2025crash1,412
25V543000August 22, 2025exterior lighting: tail lights2025crash213,121
25V484000July 25, 2025visibility: power window devices and controls2025injury23,111
25V455000July 7, 2025fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2021–2023crash850,318
25V442000June 27, 2025back over prevention: software2020–2023crash200,237
25V393000June 13, 2025seats: mid/rear assembly2020–2025crash and injury304,662
25V407000June 13, 2025structure: body2020–2025crash132,914
25V338000May 23, 2025seat belts: front: warning light/devices2020–2023crash and injury4,442
25V349000May 23, 2025electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020–2021crash and fire8
25V316000May 9, 2025structure: frame and members2025crash and injury206
25V159000March 14, 2025back over prevention: software2020–2023crash49,399
25V164000March 14, 2025power train: automatic transmission: fluid/lubricant: valves/valve body2025crash269
25V093000February 14, 2025seat belts2020–2021crash and injury240,510
25V020000January 17, 2025power train: automatic transmission2025crash259
24V852000November 8, 2024equipment: other: labels2020–2025crash and injury27,678
24V801000October 25, 2024back over prevention: software2025crash391
24V635000August 23, 2024engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2022crash90,736
24V368000May 24, 2024back over prevention: display function2020–2024crash109,283
23V626000September 8, 2023electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2020–2022crash and fire2,954
23V598000August 25, 2023back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020–2023crash177,402
23V342000May 12, 2023back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020–2023crash442,973
23V070000February 10, 2023power train: automatic transmission2023crash and injury1,138
23V022000January 23, 2023back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020–2023crash382,759
22V953000December 23, 2022seat belts: front: warning light/devices2020–2023crash and injury101,001
22V454000June 24, 2022structure: frame and members2022crash and injury776
22V247000April 14, 2022seats: front assembly: head restraint2022crash and injury933
22V088000February 16, 2022fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2022fire18,366
21V870000November 10, 2021suspension: rear2021crash20
21V735000September 22, 2021back over prevention: software2020–2021crash228,297
21V652000August 23, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain2021crash and injury592
21V534000July 15, 2021visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: compressor2020–2021fire33,298
21V223000March 30, 2021back over prevention: display function2020–2021crash34,952
21V154000March 10, 2021suspension: rear2020crash49
21V014000January 15, 2021visibility: windshield wiper/washer2020crash283
20V788000December 17, 2020engine2020–2021crash1,405
20V726000November 20, 2020steering2021crash690
20V693000November 10, 2020power train: driveline: driveshaft2020crash and fire10,905
20V497000August 21, 2020air bags: critical fasteners2020crash and injury488
19V859000December 4, 2019fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2020fire3,857
19V633000August 28, 2019seats: front assembly: recliner2020crash and injury639,137
19V575000August 5, 2019power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)2020crash13,896
02V313000November 21, 2002power train: automatic transmission2003—25

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lincoln Aviator. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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

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