Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
NHTSA safety record
Lincoln
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Lincoln, model years 2010 to 2025.
84
Vehicles
4,259
Complaints
269
Recalls
57
Fires
59
Deaths
84Lincoln year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 4,259 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the engine than any other system: 760 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2017 MKC, with 188.
NHTSA holds 269 recall campaigns naming Lincoln vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 2 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 3 of these 84 vehicles.
Most complained-about Lincoln models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Lincoln
The systems named most often across every Lincoln complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ENGINE 760
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 679
- STEERING 447
- POWER TRAIN 432
- AIR BAGS 409
Open investigations (2)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Rearview Camera FMVSS 111 Noncompliance
RQ21002
Still open recall query · opened August 3, 2021 · back-over prevention
Most recent Lincoln recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Lincoln, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
26V470000 · July 21, 2026
Unexpected movement of the driver’s seat back may trap a second-row occupant, increasing the risk of injury.
Ford Motor Company · up to 79,579 vehicles
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
26V451000 · July 14, 2026
A seat that moves unexpectedly may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Ford Motor Company · up to 387,911 vehicles
Pages 2025 Aviator 2023 Aviator 2022 Aviator 2021 Aviator 2020 Aviator
BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
26V415000 · June 30, 2026
A vehicle that does not produce a warning sound may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Ford Motor Company · up to 66,383 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
26V402000 · June 24, 2026
Park system damage may result in a vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company · up to 741,195 vehicles
Pages 2021 Aviator 2021 Navigator 2020 Aviator 2020 Navigator 2019 Navigator 2018 Navigator
LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST
26V377000 · June 9, 2026
Failure to alert the driver with the intended hands-off the wheel warnings may increase the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company · up to 1,013 vehicles
Pages 2019 Nautilus
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
26V372000 · June 9, 2026
A blank instrument cluster that fails to display critical safety information, such as vehicle speed or safety system warnings, increases the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company · up to 2,349 vehicles
Pages 2019 Nautilus 2019 Navigator
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
26V344000 · May 27, 2026
Seat belts that do not retract or extend can fail to restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
Ford Motor Company · up to 419,967 vehicles
Pages 2022 Navigator 2021 Navigator 2020 Navigator 2019 Navigator 2018 Navigator
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
26V301000 · May 12, 2026
A loss of park function can allow the vehicle to rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company · up to 208 vehicles
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
26V204000 · March 31, 2026
Windshield wiper failure can reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company · up to 422,613 vehicles
Pages 2022 Navigator 2021 Navigator
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
26V202000 · March 31, 2026
An inoperative windshield defrosting and defogging system may decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford Motor Company · up to 55 vehicles
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Lincoln page on this site
84 vehicles across 15 models, newest model year first.
Town CAR 2010
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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