2024 LINCOLN Nautilus

Recalls, Specs & Safety Report

Expert Verdict
⚠️Elevated Concerns

This 2024 model shows concerning reliability, primarily driven by 6 recalls—above the LINCOLN average—centered on the visibility.

Key Factor:elevated visibility issues

📋Why This Matters

Understanding recall history helps predict future ownership costs. Each unaddressed issue represents potential repair expenses.

Insurance companies review vehicle reliability data when setting premiums. Models with elevated recall rates often see adjusted pricing.

Given this model year's elevated concern level, budget for a thorough pre-purchase inspection.

Focus Area:general reliability
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Expert Analysis

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    Recall Trend:No Change in recalls
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    Primary Risk Area:Warning
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    Vs Brand: Better than avg (6.2)
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    Summary:

Safety & Reliability Score

41/100

Score Breakdown

Recall Impact-48
Complaint Impact-0.6
Investigation Impact-10

Technical Specifications

Key specifications for the 2024 LINCOLN Nautilus

Model Year2024
MakeLINCOLN
ModelNautilus
Fuel TypeGasoline
Body ClassPassenger Vehicle

Safety History Timeline

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Apr23
INVInvestigation Opened
Apr23
INVInvestigation Opened
Jan24
NEWProduction
Jan24
RECALLRecall Issued
Jan24
RECALLRecall Issued
Jan24
RECALLRecall Issued
May24
ISSUEFirst Report
Sep24
RECALLRecall Issued
Aug25
RECALLRecall Issued
Nov25
RECALLRecall Issued

Consumer Complaint Analysis

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Most Reported Issue

5 complaints (42% of total)
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Complaint Trend

Stable
No trend data

Safety Incidents

No critical incidents

Complaint Severity Distribution

Breakdown of 12 consumer complaints by severity level.

🟠High
1(8%)
🟡Medium
2(17%)
🟢Low
9(75%)

Mileage Failure Analysis

⚙️Engineering Insight

Based on consumer reports, issues for this vehicle tend to peak around the 0-20k mileage range. The average reported failure mileage is 17,838 miles.

📊 Mileage data extracted from 4 of 12 complaints (33% coverage)
0-20k
3 reports (75%)
20k-40k
0 reports (0%)
40k-60k
1 reports (25%)
60k-80k
0 reports (0%)
80k-100k
0 reports (0%)
100k+
0 reports (0%)
* Analysis based on mileage data extracted from consumer complaint descriptions. Actual failure rates may vary.

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Primary Risk Areas

VISIBILITYELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Official Safety Recalls (6)

Campaign: 24V597000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ranger and 2024 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles. When closing the windows with the global closing feature, the windows may not automatically reverse after detecting an object. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."

Consequence

A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will update the driver door module (DDM) and the passenger door module (PDM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 13, 2024. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 24C24.

Additional 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.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

Campaign: 24V953000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Summary

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."

Consequence

A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

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.

Additional 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 nhtsa.gov.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

Campaign: 25V237000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Ranger and 2024 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 24V-597. When closing the windows with the global closing feature, the windows may not automatically reverse after detecting an object. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."

Consequence

A closing window may exert excessive force and pinch a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will update the driver door module (DDM) and the passenger door module (PDM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C10.

Additional 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.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

Campaign: 25V337000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2024 Nautilus vehicles. The multimedia module software may cause the panoramic and center displays to reboot, resulting in a blank screen. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 111, "Rear Visibility," and 102, "Transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect," as well as FMVSS numbers 126, 108, 135, 138, 208, 101, and 305.

Consequence

A blank instrument display can result in a loss of critical safety information, such as the speedometer and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, a missing rearview camera display image can reduce visibility of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

The multimedia module system software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 24, 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25C21.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

Campaign: 25V343000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Summary

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.

Consequence

An overheated engine block heater can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

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. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed June 11, 2025. A second notice will be sent once the final remedy is available. The parts are anticipated to be available the fourth quarter of 2025. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 25S52.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

Campaign: 25V518000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Summary

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."

Consequence

A closing window may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

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.

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

NHTSA Investigations

2 investigations

Official NHTSA safety investigations for 2024 Nautilus.

INV-2024-1000🟢 Closed

NHTSA opened investigation after receiving consumer complaints regarding Nautilus performance issues.

Opened: Affected Units: 39,949
INV-2024-1001🟢 Closed

NHTSA opened investigation after receiving consumer complaints regarding Nautilus performance issues.

Opened: Affected Units: 13,514

Consumer Complaints

12 total complaints

Consumer-reported issues submitted to NHTSA for 2024 Nautilus.

Common Reported SymptomsAI Analysis

Warning42%
Grind17%
Explode8%
Noise8%
Stall8%
Check Engine Light8%
Display8%
Acceleration Issues8%
Battery8%
Engine/Powertrain🔵 Low
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

See attached document for complaint.

Body/Interior⚠️ High
STRUCTURE

The back rear seat WINDOW on the left-hand side spontaneously exploded while driving around 60 mph on the highway on the morning (10:30 AM ET) of October 7, 2025. All of the pieces blew into the car. There was a loud boom when the window imploded. Had this happened on the driver's window, I would have wrecked. As loud as the window explosion was, I felt as though my ear drums busted. I had to get off the highway as soon as safely possible and pulled into a parking lot to check the damage. That's when I took these pictures. I took it to the Lincoln Dealer directly. There were no warning lights or other noises before the window exploded. There were no cars directly near me.

Brakes🔵 Low
SERVICE BRAKES

12/21/24 Took delivery of vehicle 03/17/25 Called Lincoln to schedule service after brakes began grinding. 03/19/25 Took vehicle in for service - Brake rotors began grinding shortly after purchase. Such grinding causes anxiety about safety of the vehicle on the road. Took vehicle back to dealership where they validated the issue. They replaced the rotors. Grinding began again, but more intense. 04/14/25 Took vehicle back again and was informed new improved parts were on order for availability in Q3 2025. 07/17/25 Called Plaza Lincoln checking status of new parts. Informed they are still waiting. Lincoln bulletin SSM 53329 states condition does not affect vehicle durability.

Engine/Powertrain🔶 Medium
ENGINE

The contact owns a 2024 Lincoln Nautilus. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle began shaking violently with the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was steered off the road and restarted; however, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact’s husband test drove the vehicle and the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine had sucked in the spark plugs and caused internal damages, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

Safety Systems🔵 Low
BACK OVER PREVENTION

The contact owns a 2024 Lincoln Nautilus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the infotainment system screen displayed a distorted or black image. The contact stated that while reversing the rearview camera image was distorted or black. The contact stated that the failure caused the vehicle to strike a landscape trailer while reversing. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently. The contact received notification of a system fault on the Mobile App. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer referred the contact to the insurance company to cover the repair of damages to the vehicle. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V337000 (Back Over Prevention), which the contact related to the failure; however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

Brakes🔵 Low
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

The contact owns a 2024 Lincoln Nautilus. The contact stated that there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the vehicle while depressing the brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was sliding with the brake pedal depressed to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions, and the front brake pads and brake rotors were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The contact was also informed by the dealer that there was no fix for the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 50.

Visibility🔵 Low
VISIBILITY

See attached document for complaint.

Other🔵 Low
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The issue is with blue tooth phone calls. There is always excessive static while driving for the other person on the phone to the point were is is extremely difficult if not impossible to have any sort of conversation. Inside the vehicle it sounds clear, its the person on the other end that's having this issue and its consistent . All phone types are having this issue. I purchased this car brand new for my wife 10/24 and to not have a standard feature like blue tooth calling not working is unacceptable . In my opinion not being able to utilize hands free calling is a safety issue. It's been to the service dept. at the dealership twice and they can't fix it.

Other🔵 Low
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

The contact owns a 2024 Lincoln Nautilus. The contact stated while driving at 20 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated, and the cruise control activated independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the cruise control was deactivated. The Lane Departure warning light was illuminated, while the feature was turned off. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed with memory seat, memory for the mirrors, and memory failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,300.

Other🔶 Medium
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

More than once while driving, the 48inch dashboard screen and the center touch screen, and power steering and the majority of electrical components would cease to work at all once and without warning. Essentially, the car goes "dark" like a computer that had its power cord pulled from the wall. Twice I had to come to a stop, with minimal ability to steer (no power). Eventually, after about 60 to 90 seconds, the screens rebooted slowly and regular functionality was restored after about another 60 to 90 seconds. This is not the same screen sequence as when you enter your car. Service at the dealership told me there are "various software issues with this new technology, as well as suspension, battery and severe electrical issues, many of which are posted recalls, and others are recalls pending or they have paused fixing until they can deliver new fixes, since previous fixes failed". I took my 24 Nautilus (ICE not hybrid) in for recalls on the suspension and it "going dark" while driving. I was told, and my service records include notes from the tech that also state this, that other customers are experiencing the same issues, and to expect more recalls. “This vehicle has been a nightmare”. Approximately 2 months later I was while driving down a highway exit ramp approaching a crossing city road, the vehicle again "went black". No lights or screen presence or indicators could be seen – no speedometer, no steering, no safety features such as emergency brake assist or lane assist activated. Zero control of the car. I recall screaming "I have no control! OMG!" My car hit a curb, then guard rail, then flipped and rolled, totaled the car. The driver and passenger front airbags did not deploy, the curtain bags did. I suffered minor injuries but luckily no major ones. I got the car because of all the safety features for my wife and kids. But I'll never buy another after seeing the car lose all power and control three times, the third flipping and rolling uncontrolled.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there any recalls for the 2024 LINCOLN Nautilus?

Yes, the 2024 LINCOLN Nautilus has 6 recorded recalls from NHTSA. These recalls cover various components including VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Is the 2024 LINCOLN Nautilus safe to drive?

The 2024 LINCOLN Nautilus has 6 recalls. If you own this vehicle, check with your dealer to ensure all recall repairs have been completed. Most recalls have free remedies available.

Where can I check if my 2024 LINCOLN Nautilus has open recalls?

You can check for open recalls by visiting NHTSA.gov and entering your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), or by contacting your local LINCOLN dealer.

📊Year-over-Year Context

📉Elevated Activity

Compared to earlier years, the 2024 model shows declining reliability trends, largely due to new visibility components introduced in this generation. Recall frequency increased 100% versus the 2023 version.

🎯Risk Areas & Recommended Actions

Based on recall data, these components require verification:

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Visibility

Issue: increases occupant injury risk

If you already own this vehicle: Contact your dealer immediately to confirm visibility recalls are complete. Recall repairs are always free.

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If you are evaluating a used example: Request VIN and verify all visibility recalls are completed before purchase.

Campaigns:24V59700024V95300025V23700025V518000
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Electrical system

Issue: increases crash or loss-of-control risk

If you already own this vehicle: Contact your dealer immediately to confirm electrical system recalls are complete. Recall repairs are always free.

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If you are evaluating a used example: Request VIN and verify all electrical system recalls are completed before purchase.

Campaigns:25V33700025V343000
💡Visit NHTSA.gov or contact your LINCOLN dealer to verify recall completion status.

🧭What This Means for You

Both current owners and prospective buyers benefit from reviewing this safety analysis before making decisions.

If you're unsure, we recommend starting with a VIN check or consulting a certified mechanic.

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If You Own This Vehicle

  • Verify all 6 recalls have been completed using your VIN at NHTSA.gov or through your LINCOLN dealer.
  • If any recalls are open, schedule service immediately—recall repairs are always free.
  • Consider setting up VIN-specific alerts to receive notification of future recalls.
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If You're Buying Used

  • Request full service history and documentation of all recall completions.
  • Consider whether adjacent model years (2023 or 2025) show better safety metrics.
  • Budget for thorough pre-purchase inspection focusing on known problem areas.

This page is designed to help you decide, not alarm you.

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Data sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Last updated: January 10, 2026.