2005 Lincoln Navigator Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2005 Lincoln Navigator. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SUSPENSION
12
AIR BAGS
5
3crashes4injuries
ENGINE
5
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
1fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
Total complaints71

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Fire inside of the motor, behind the engine computer. Upon researching recalls for lincoln navigators I found these other recalls online for possibly the same fire issue: "ford has issued a recall for some of its 2021 ford expedition and lincoln navigator suvs due to a potential engine fire risk.…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-04-01

“Fire inside of the motor, behind the engine computer. Upon researching recalls for lincoln navigators I found these other recalls online for possibly the same fire issue: "ford has issued a recall for some of its 2021 ford expedition and lincoln navigator suvs due to a potential engine fire risk.…”

ENGINE · reported 2024-04-01

“Fire inside of the motor, behind the engine computer. Upon researching recalls for lincoln navigators I found these other recalls online for possibly the same fire issue: "ford has issued a recall for some of its 2021 ford expedition and lincoln navigator suvs due to a potential engine fire risk.…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2024-04-01

“The drivers side door does not latch in the cold temperatures.”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2022-01-20

“There wasnt a recall on my airbags per my vin number however just yesterdaymy vehicle was totaled due to brake failure which upon impact only the passenger side airbag deployed while the driver side didnt. There was no passenger...”

AIR BAGS · reported 2019-03-19

“There wasnt a recall on my airbags per my vin number however just yesterdaymy vehicle was totaled due to brake failure which upon impact only the passenger side airbag deployed while the driver side didnt. There was no passenger...”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2019-03-19

“There wasnt a recall on my airbags per my vin number however just yesterdaymy vehicle was totaled due to brake failure which upon impact only the passenger side airbag deployed while the driver side didnt. There was no passenger...”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2019-03-19

“As I was merging on freeway, I experienced sudden loss of power and it could have resulted in fatalities since it was at rush hour. As I pulled over, the engine was bucking but regained power with sporadic bouts of loss during my drive home. There was a misfire on cylinder one and I replaced and…”

ENGINE · reported 2018-08-17
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Lincoln Navigator as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.