Lincoln Recalls
Check open Lincoln recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Lincoln recall lookups work
When you enter a Lincoln VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Lincoln dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Lincoln recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Lincoln authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Lincoln recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 19V773000
Suspension: rear toe-link fasteners
2019 Lincoln Navigator (and Ford Expedition)
The rear-suspension toe-link fasteners may not have been tightened properly to the frame and could allow the toe link to separate. A disconnected toe link can cause a sudden change in handling, raising crash risk. Ford/Lincoln dealers inspect and tighten the fasteners, check the rear-toe alignment, and inspect related parts at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 19V076000
Electrical system: instrument-panel cluster (FMVSS 101)
2019 Lincoln Navigator and Nautilus (and Ford Mustang)
At start-up the instrument-panel cluster may fail and show a blank display, so the car does not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 101. A blank cluster hides speed, fuel, temperature, and warning information, raising crash risk. Ford/Lincoln dealers reprogram the cluster at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Lincoln also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Lincoln — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Lincoln VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.