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Lincoln AVIATOR

Routine recalls10 campaigns, none flagged critical.

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10 campaigns

10 recalls🔥 2 fire risk💥 8 crash risk

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Seat Belts

Dec 23, 2022

1329 days ago

Your seat belt warning chime may not sound long enough to alert you to unbuckle before a crash.

Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES · 2023

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a Revel Audio System. When the driver's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning system may activate the audible warning chime for an insufficient amount of time of less than 4 seconds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

An audible warning chime that does not properly alert of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the audio control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 7, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C35.

Electrical

May 23, 2025

447 days ago

Your hybrid battery can fail and cause you to lose power while driving or catch fire.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY · 2021

FIRE RISKCRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with 3.0L PHEV engines that were repaired incorrectly under recall 23V626. A manufacturing defect in one or more of the high voltage battery cells may result in an internal short circuit and battery failure.

Consequence

Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Battery failure can also increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will update the Battery Energy Control Module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 26, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S58.

Seat Belts

May 23, 2025

447 days ago

Your seat belt warning chime may not alert you long enough when unbuckled, increasing crash injury risk.

Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES · 2023

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator and Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a Revel Audio System that were repaired incorrectly under recall 22V-953. When the driver's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning system may activate the audible warning chime for an insufficient amount of time of less than 4 seconds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

An audible warning chime that does not properly alert of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the audio control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 3, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C18.

Other

Apr 14, 2022

1582 days ago

Your front seat head restraint cushion can detach during a crash and increase injury risk.

Affected: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT · 2022

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The front-row driver and passenger seat power head restraint cushion may detach from the head restraint assembly when adjusted to the full forward position.

Consequence

A detached head restraint cushion can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the front-row passenger and driver head restraints, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters to notify owners of the safety risk were mailed May 11, 2022. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22S23.

Steering

Nov 20, 2020

2092 days ago

Your steering knuckle can fracture and cause you to lose control of the vehicle.

Affected: STEERING · 2021

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The steering knuckles may have been manufactured improperly.

Consequence

The improperly manufactured knuckle may fracture, reducing steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front knuckle, and replace it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 16, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S69.

Other

Mar 30, 2021

1962 days ago

Your backup camera can go blank, blocking your view when reversing and causing a crash.

Affected: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION · 2021

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The image processing module may be unable to provide video feed to the display, which could result in a loss of the backup camera image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

A backup camera that displays a blank or distorted image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Ford will notify owners, and dealers will update the image processing module software with the latest level, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21C09.

Other

May 24, 2024

811 days ago

Your rearview camera can flicker or blur when you reverse, blocking your view of what is behind you.

Affected: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION · 2024

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. The accessory protocol image module (APIM) can be affected by electromagnetic interference with a cell phone in the vehicle, causing the rearview camera image to flicker or become distorted.

Consequence

A flickering or distorted rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to use their cell phones while reversing until the remedy is completed. Dealers will install shielding on the accessory protocol image module (APIM), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 23, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24S35.

Body

Jun 13, 2025

426 days ago

Your rear door trim can detach while driving and cause you to lose control.

Affected: STRUCTURE:BODY · 2025

CRASH RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Aviator vehicles. The rear door window bars and C-pillar trim may have insufficient adhesive bonding, which can allow the trim to detach from the vehicle.

Consequence

Detached trim may cause a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will repair or replace C-pillar appliques and window division bars, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 29, 2025. Owners may contact Ford Customer Service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S66.

Other

Jul 25, 2025

384 days ago

Your rear windows can pinch a passenger's hand or head before reversing.

Affected: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS · 2025

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Aviator vehicles. When closing the windows with the global closing feature, the side rear windows may exert excessive force when encountering an object, before they automatically reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."

Consequence

A closing window that does not reverse direction as expected can pinch a passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will update the Body Control Module (BCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C33.

Other

Jul 15, 2021

1855 days ago

Your wire harness can short-circuit and catch fire while driving or parked.

Affected: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:COMPRESSOR · 2021

FIRE RISK

NHTSA

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Lincoln Aviator vehicles equipped with 3.0L gasoline engines. The wire harness may not be secured properly, possibly contacting the air conditioning (A/C) compressor pulley, and resulting in damage to electrical wires, or the A/C compressor drive belt.

Consequence

Damaged electrical wires may short-circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the harness and A/C compressor belt for damage, replacing them as necessary, and install a tie strap to secure the wire harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 30, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S34.

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Full analysis: how to read the Lincoln AVIATOR recall history

Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Lincoln AVIATOR recall history

The Lincoln AVIATOR currently has 10 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall categories for the AVIATOR in our dataset are seat belt (2), electrical (1), and steering (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used AVIATOR: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2021–2025, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2020 and 2025. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular AVIATOR is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific AVIATOR has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used AVIATORbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Lincoln or any U.S. government agency.

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