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title: "LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2018) - Recall 25V197000 — NHTSA record 297162 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The seat belt pretensioner in the driver and/or front passen"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-297162-lincoln-navigator-2018-recall-25v197000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
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---

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# LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2018) - Recall 25V197000 — NHTSA record 297162

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date May 23, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2018) - Recall 25V197000
- **Reason**: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The seat belt pretensioner in the driver and/or front passenger seat may inadvertently lock the seat belt, which will not allow the belt to retract or extend. Seat belts that do not retract or extend can fail to restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Ford Motor Company
- **Quantity**: 112951
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 297162

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V197000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: LINCOLN NAVIGATOR; model year 2018. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

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## Distribution

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No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: May 23, 2025
- **Manufacturer start**: Sep 1, 2018
- **Owner notification**: Oct 22, 2025
- **Record created**: Mar 28, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the seat belt retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 22, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S31. Some vehicles in this recall that were previously inspected under recall 24V-099 and did not have parts replaced will need to have this new recall remedy completed.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V197000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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