2025 Lincoln Nautilus problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (3) · Visibility/Wiper (2) · Visibility (2)
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Safety recalls (6)
Back Over Prevention:software 2026-03-18 · campaign 26V165000 · 254,640 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Lincoln Navigator, 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Lincoln Aviator and Explorer vehicles. The Image Processing Module A (IPMA) may experience multiple unexpected resets, resulting in loss of the rearview camera image and advanced driver assistance (ADAS) features, including pre-collision assist, lane-keeping assist, and blind-spot monitoring.
Risk: Loss of the rearview camera image and certain driver assistance features, can reduce the driver’s ability to detect hazards, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: The Image Processing Module A software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. This is a Phased campaign. Phase 1 will include 2025 Aviator, 2025 Explorer, 2025 Nautilus notified owners on 4/13/2026. Phase 2 will include 2025 Navigator will notify owners on or about 4/20/2026. Phase 3 will include 2022-2024 Navigator will notify owners on or about 6/8/2026. Phase 4 will include 2024 Nautilus will notify owners on or about 6/22/2026. Owner notificatio
Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:emission Control:gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve) 2026-03-03 · campaign 26V122000 · 47,804 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Ranger, Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang, Maverick, Explorer, Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Bronco Sport, and Bronco vehicles. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve may fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of drive power.
Risk: An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the EGR valves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 31, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S10. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 4, 2026.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2025-08-08 · campaign 25V518000 · 482 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles that were repaired incorrectly under recall 24V953. The window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
Risk: A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the driver door module (DDM) and the passenger door module (PDM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 23, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C36.
Exterior Lighting:lighting Control Module 2025-08-08 · campaign 25V519000 · 3,270 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang Mach E, and Mustang vehicles. The LED Driver Modules may contain a burnt diode, which can cause the low-beam and high-beam headlights, daytime running lights, front position lights, and front turn signals to fail in the affected headlight. On Nautilus vehicles only, this condition may also cause the rear tail light, rear turn signal, and rear position light to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requi
Risk: Exterior lighting failure can reduce visibility for the driver and other road users, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the LED Driver Modules, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 22, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C39.
Equipment:electrical:engine Block Heater 2025-05-23 · campaign 25V343000 · 6,781 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus, 2023-2025 Escape, 2023 Lincoln Corsair, 2025 Lincoln Corsair, Maverick, and Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with a 1.5L or 2.0L MPC engine and an engine block heater. The engine block heater may overheat when the vehicle is parked with the block heater plugged in.
Risk: An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: Dealers will replace the block heater element and inspect the electrical cord, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded blanking plug coupled, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S52.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2024-12-20 · campaign 24V953000 · 47,818 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles. The window automatic reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction, and the window reversal distance does not meet the minimum requirement. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."
Risk: A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will recalibrate the driver door module (DDM) and the passenger door module (PDM), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 28, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C43.
Service bulletins (95)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-16 · SSM 55256 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2024-2026 nautilus and 2025-2027 explorer/aviator vehicles equipped with power folding mirrors may exhibit concerns with the auto folding mirror functionality not matching the status selected by the switch in the center display screen menu. examples include mirror auto folding not operating whe
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-15 · SSM 55247 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2024-2026 nautilus vehicles may experience an "advance front lighting features temporarily unavailable" message with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) b155a and/or b1559 stored in the headlamp control module (hcm). it is no longer recommended to replace the hcm to correct this condition. workshop
Unknown Or Other 2026-10-06 · SSM 55220 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2024-2026 nautilus and 2025-2026 explorer/aviator/expedition/navigator vehicles may experience android auto connection or general bluetooth pairing concerns for both android and ios after an apim software update. this may be due to the apim software. to temporarily correct the issue:<br /><br /
Power Train 2026-09-29 · SSM 55212 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2024-2026 nautilus vehicles may exhibit a shudder/chatter/vibration from the rear drive unit (rdu) during low-speed turns. workshop manual (wsm), section 205-02 > diagnosis and testing > pinpoint test "grinding, popping or chattering - noise from the rear axle when the vehicle is turning" has b
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-31 · SSM 55140 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2025-2026 maverick vehicles built on or before 05-dec-2025 and 2024-2026 nautilus vehicles built on or before 04-sep-2025 may exhibit limited power and display "stop safely now" or "service vehicle soon" stored in the message center after start up with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0a5d, p0a6
Vehicle Speed Control 2026-08-27 · SSM 55131 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2025-2026 aviator/explorer/expedition/f-150/mustang mach-e/nautilus/navigator vehicles may exhibit the hands-free bluecruise feature intermittently/consistently unavailable when bluecruise is active and when traveling in a "blue zone". speed sign recognition may also be inaccurate. if there are
Showing the 6 most recent of 95 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-11 · Service Brakes“the simulated brake pedal/electronic braking system allows for far too long of a delay(3+ full seconds) at lower speeds and is extremely likely to cause accidents with pedestrians or with other stationary objects. the brake pedal is extremely inconsistent at times at other speeds and causes full lack of controllability of the vehicle for the driver…”
2026-08-05 · Visibility · 2,500 mi“the contact owns a 2025 lincoln nautilus. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph during 105-degree weather, the contact became aware of a micro-fracture on the front windshield from the front driver's side over to the passenger’s side. the vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was determined that the crack was caused by possible road …”
2026-06-07 · Unknown Or Other“the panoramic display on the car went black from just left of center to almost the end of the display on the drivers side . alll information was blacked out speed mileage etc. i restarted the car no change went back the next day it was working. if this happens while driving it could cause a serious problem …”
2026-06-07 · Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection“the blind spot warning and the turn signal marker are the same color so when trying to change lanes the blind spot warning is worthlesss because it is the same color and right next to the signal flasher both yellow. it needs to be changed and have an audible warning . the blind spot warning is essentially useless because when looking in the side mi…”
2026-06-07 · Lane Departure: Warning“recently took a trip from [xxx] to [xxx] and during the course of this trip the lane departure, lane keeping and automatic braking would constantly fail during the course of the drive as the facial recognition sensor kept failing to detect my face and would start going into the resume control mode which pulses the brakes and turns on the four way f…”
2026-05-12 · Vehicle Speed Control“my 2025 lincoln nautilus forward collision avoidance system reduces cruise control speed unexpectedly and wanders between lane markers. the driver-facing camera is also overly sensitive — triggering “watch the road” warnings even when glancing over a shoulder to change lanes, while wearing sunglasses, and does not stop warning even when looking st…”
2026-05-10 · Visibility/Wiper“factory windshield has what looks to be micro sized cracks clustered throughout the glass and when the sun or other bright light hits at certain angles makes it look like a star field and drastically obscures forward vision. …”
2026-05-10 · Lane Departure: Assist“driving on interstate 10 eastbound on may 9th, the lane departure system suddenly stopped working and would not turn back on and a warning on the dash stating driver facing camera is blocked but there was nothing in front of the camera which is on top of the steering wheel column. then when returning home later that same day, the system began opera…”
2026-05-10 · Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking“backing out of a parking spot at lowe's in jacksonville, vehicle was in motion and a pedestrian walked behind the vehicle and no warning or braking occurred inside the vehicle, i manually stopped when i saw the person appear in the camera as they walked behind the vehicle.…”
2026-05-04 · Air Bags · 9,800 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owns a 2025 lincoln nautilus. the contact stated while operating the vehicle at an undisclosed speed she stated she was coming up to a red, the vehicle was suddenly t-boned by a separate vehicle right by the right front passenger side. the contact vehicle ended up by a median which led to the other vehicle hitting the contact by the rea…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.