Lincoln News and Notes

There's a lot of news out there, but not all of it matters.

We try to boil down it to the most important bits and pieces -- the recalls, service bulletins, and lawsuits that can help you solve you car problems. Interested in getting these quick story bits as an email? Signup over at CarComplaints.com.

  1. The 2020-2021 Aviator's backup camera works most of the time.

    But that's not good enough for customers or federal regulators. Lincoln says every so often after the driver shifts into reverse an error in the system's image processing module interupts the video feed. It's something they hope can be fixed with a recall and a software update.…

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  2. The 2021 Aviator SUV has been recalled to fix or replace steering knuckles that can fracture due to defects during manufacturing.

    If the steering knuckle fails you won't get very far considering it's what essentially holds the front wheels in place. The knuckle is a chunky piece of metal that is the critical connection between the steering and suspension systems.

    Without it, you can't turn so it's pretty darn important.

    Lincoln expects to send out recall notices to roughly 700 owners this month. You can also call 866-436-7332 and ask about campaign number 20S69.

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  3. Ford needs to repair 18 driveshafts that they believe have fractures along the weld seams.

    Only trouble is they'll have to recall a heck of a lot of vehicles to find them. The affected vehicles are all 2020 Lincoln Aviators and Ford Explorers built in Chicago between 08/24/2019 and 09/30/2019. That's roughly 12,200 vehicles.…

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  6. There’s an issue with the system that alerts drivers to keep their dang hands on the steering wheel while driving the 2019 Lincoln Nautilus.

    About 2,276 of the vehicles are located in the U.S. and another 371 are recalled in Canada, and all were built from September 5, 2018, to November 19, 2018.

    Automakers need to install these monitors because people are confusing driver-assist technologies, like lane-centering and adaptive front steering, with driver-replacement technologies.

    Don’t be that person.

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  7. Ford has issued a small but important electrical recall for 87 vehicles with improperly secured power supply cables.

    The cables are at the starters and alternators and the unsecured connections could cause electrical arcs. Those arcs could easily start fires.

    The recall includes the Lincoln MKT and MKX.

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  9. Earlier this year, Lincoln’s parent company–Ford–petitioned the government to delay an important Takata recall.

    Their reason? The airbags in question contain calcium sulfate which is supposed to stabilize the inflators and prevent them from exploding and the automaker wanted more time to research the issue.…

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  10. Ford has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to be exempted from the Takata recall.

    Unlike the tens of millions of airbag inflators already recalled in millions of vehicles, the 2.7 million inflators have a drying agent (desiccant) called calcium sulfate used to protect the explosive chemical, ammonium nitrate, from moisture.…

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