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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

2019–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
23
Most recalls
2019

8 recalls

Owner complaints
238

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Lincoln Nautilus, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202609—not ranked
2025622—not ranked
2024722—not ranked
202337—not ranked
20222151not ranked
20212274not ranked
202053411not ranked
2019810243not ranked

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)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Lincoln Nautilus, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V372000June 9, 2026electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2019crash2,349
26V377000June 9, 2026lane departure: lane keep: steering assist2019crash1,013
26V165000March 18, 2026back over prevention: software2024–2025crash254,640
26V122000March 3, 2026engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)2025crash47,804
25V518000August 8, 2025visibility: power window devices and controls2024–2025injury482
25V519000August 8, 2025exterior lighting: lighting control module2025crash3,270
25V442000June 27, 2025back over prevention: software2019–2020crash200,237
25V337000May 23, 2025electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2024crash30,679
25V343000May 23, 2025electrical system2024–2025fire6,781
25V315000May 9, 2025back over prevention: software2021–2023crash1,076,138
25V237000April 11, 2025visibility: power window devices and controls2024injury1,177
24V953000December 20, 2024visibility: power window devices and controls2024–2025injury47,818
24V635000August 23, 2024engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2022crash90,736
24V597000August 9, 2024visibility: power window devices and controls2024injury70,483
23V439000June 23, 2023suspension: rear: shock absorber2023crash366
23V198000March 24, 2023child seat: vehicle tether anchor2023crash and injury19
21V011000January 15, 2021power train: driveline: driveshaft2020crash147
20V575000September 23, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020crash620,246
20V550000September 10, 2020power train: automatic transmission2019–2020fire97
20V414000July 17, 2020seats: front assembly: power adjust2019–2020crash and injury19,299
19V076000February 11, 2019electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2019crash4,212
19V031000January 14, 2019lane departure: lane keep: steering assist2019crash2,276
18V806000November 14, 2018air bags: frontal2019crash and injury268

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