Lincoln Navigator, model years 2025 to 2027. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 20 October 2026. 36,994 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The Rear Audio Control Module (RACM) may inadvertently command the chauffeur seat feature, causing the front passenger seat to adjust forward, rearward, or recline unexpectedly without occupant input.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
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Lincoln's own number for this recall: 26S77. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V691 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V691 cover?
- Lincoln Navigator, model years 2025-2027.
- What is wrong with them?
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The Rear Audio Control Module (RACM) may inadvertently command the chauffeur seat feature, causing the front passenger seat to adjust forward, rearward, or recline unexpectedly without occupant input.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A front passenger seat that moves unexpectedly can contact second-row passengers, or force the front passenger into an unsafe seating position, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will update the accessory protocol interface module (APIM) and rear audio control module (RACM) software to disable chauffeur mode, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in November 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S77. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 26, 2026.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Lincoln calls this recall 26S77, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 26V691 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Ford Motor Company |
| System at fault | Seats |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 October 2026 |
| Model years | 2025-2027 |
| Vehicles named | LINCOLN NAVIGATOR |
What the notice says today
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The Rear Audio Control Module (RACM) may inadvertently command the chauffeur seat feature, causing the front passenger seat to adjust forward, rearward, or recline unexpectedly without occupant input.
The consequence
A front passenger seat that moves unexpectedly can contact second-row passengers, or force the front passenger into an unsafe seating position, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will update the accessory protocol interface module (APIM) and rear audio control module (RACM) software to disable chauffeur mode, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed in November 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S77. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 26, 2026.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We first read this campaign on 7 November 2026 and last read it on 7 November 2026.
The copy we hold today hashes to dd0264f4b7e2de3e0a19d8444f757831…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
Official record: NHTSA campaign 26V691. Every Lincoln campaign we hold: Lincoln recalls.
Owners of these cars
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