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A software error may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse.","consequence":"A frozen or missing rearview camera image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"The accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated by a dealer or through an over-the-air update, free of charge. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on June 26, 2025. Additional letters will be mailed once the final remedy is available on each phase. Owner notification letters were sent on October 8, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S49.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"25S49","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"minor"},{"campaign":"23V439000","component":"SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2023-06-23","owner_notified":"2023-08-17","units":366,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles.  The rear shock absorbers may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in damage to the rear brake hose, rear axle half shaft, wheel speed sensor, and/or stabilizer bar end links.","consequence":"A damaged brake hose can extend the distance required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the rear shocks, rear brake hoses, rear wheel speed sensor, and rear half shafts as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 17, 2023.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 23S32.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23S32","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"23V198000","component":"CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE TETHER ANCHOR","mfr":"Ford Motor Company","reported":"2023-03-24","owner_notified":"2023-05-11","units":19,"summary":"Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2023 Edge and Lincoln Nautilus vehicles.  The child seat tether wire welds on the second-row left-side seat back frame may be insufficient, which can reduce the seat's ability to properly restrain a child during a crash.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, \"Child Restraint Anchorage Systems.\"","consequence":"A child that is not properly restrained during a crash can have an increased risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the left-side second-row seat back frame, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2023.  Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332.  Ford's number for this recall is 23C09.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"23C09","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":81,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":7,"crash":1,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",3],["Unspecified",3],["Back Over Prevention",2],["Forward Collision Avoidance",2],["Steering",1],["Engine",1]],"by_year":{"2023":2,"2024":2,"2025":2,"2026":1},"excerpts":[["2026-08-28","Seat Belts","Rear passenger side seat belt buckle sits so low in the seat that it is almost impossible for some passengers (elderly or children) to buckle it. Lincoln and Ford and everyone else do not make a seat belt extender that fits it."],["2025-05-19","Service Brakes","During an emergency break, when applying full force to the break, and the vehicle is traveling at 20 or less mph, the vehicle cannot come to a full stop. Automatic Emergency Braking and pre-collision warning failed to engage. When pressing the break with full force, loud noise of all the break pads grinding can be hear\u2026"],["2025-03-21","Electrical System","When vehicle is started, intermittently, rear view camera does not come on for approximately 45-60 seconds later. The screen remains completely black then appears to reboot The camera issue happens about once every two weeks"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SUV AWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"SUV FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.155,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard & Optional","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard & Optional","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":118,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":23,"ncap":5,"complaints":7},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}