NHTSA Safety Recalls
Lincoln Nautilus Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 23 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Nautilus, across 7 model years from 2019 to 2025. The 2019 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (2).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 23
- Most recalls
- 2019
- Owner complaints
- 238
2019–2025, with a recall
8 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 238 complaints with NHTSA about the Lincoln Nautilus across 8 model years; the most, 102, concern the 2019.
Owners marked a crash on 10 of the Lincoln Nautilus complaints (4%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Lincoln Nautilus model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 57 complaints), then the electrical system (46).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Lincoln Nautilus in 2026: 98, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Lincoln Nautilus is back over prevention: software, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Lincoln Nautilus recall, 26V372000, was reported on June 9, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel.
Lincoln Nautilus years to avoid
Too few Lincoln Nautilus model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Lincoln Nautilus years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Lincoln Nautilus
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE7
- VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL2
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST2
- LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST2
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
Lincoln Nautilus model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Lincoln Nautilus recall campaign (23)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V372000June 9, 2026 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2019 | crash | 2,349 |
| 26V377000June 9, 2026 | lane departure: lane keep: steering assist | 2019 | crash | 1,013 |
| 26V165000March 18, 2026 | back over prevention: software | 2024–2025 | crash | 254,640 |
| 26V122000March 3, 2026 | engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve) | 2025 | crash | 47,804 |
| 25V518000August 8, 2025 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2024–2025 | injury | 482 |
| 25V519000August 8, 2025 | exterior lighting: lighting control module | 2025 | crash | 3,270 |
| 25V442000June 27, 2025 | back over prevention: software | 2019–2020 | crash | 200,237 |
| 25V337000May 23, 2025 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2024 | crash | 30,679 |
| 25V343000May 23, 2025 | electrical system | 2024–2025 | fire | 6,781 |
| 25V315000May 9, 2025 | back over prevention: software | 2021–2023 | crash | 1,076,138 |
| 25V237000April 11, 2025 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2024 | injury | 1,177 |
| 24V953000December 20, 2024 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2024–2025 | injury | 47,818 |
| 24V635000August 23, 2024 | engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical | 2021–2022 | crash | 90,736 |
| 24V597000August 9, 2024 | visibility: power window devices and controls | 2024 | injury | 70,483 |
| 23V439000June 23, 2023 | suspension: rear: shock absorber | 2023 | crash | 366 |
| 23V198000March 24, 2023 | child seat: vehicle tether anchor | 2023 | crash and injury | 19 |
| 21V011000January 15, 2021 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2020 | crash | 147 |
| 20V575000September 23, 2020 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2020 | crash | 620,246 |
| 20V550000September 10, 2020 | power train: automatic transmission | 2019–2020 | fire | 97 |
| 20V414000July 17, 2020 | seats: front assembly: power adjust | 2019–2020 | crash and injury | 19,299 |
| 19V076000February 11, 2019 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2019 | crash | 4,212 |
| 19V031000January 14, 2019 | lane departure: lane keep: steering assist | 2019 | crash | 2,276 |
| 18V806000November 14, 2018 | air bags: frontal | 2019 | crash and injury | 268 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Lincoln Nautilus. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted