Lincoln Recalls 36,994 Navigators: Front Passenger Seat on 2025 to 2027 Models Can Move on Its Own, Dealers to Deactivate Chauffeur Seat Feature Free of Charge
United States — Lincoln is recalling 36,994 Navigators from the 2025 to 2027 model years because the front passenger seat can move without anyone touching a control, according to recall documents the brand filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The culprit is the Chauffeur Seat Feature, which lets second-row occupants adjust the front passenger seat through a touchscreen built into the centre console, according to the filing.
Lincoln filing describes two failure paths. In the first, residue on the touch-activated screen causes the front passenger seat to move unexpectedly in any direction. In the second, pressing the home screen button on the rear touchscreen at the same moment as a seat adjustment can send the seat all the way to the end of its track, with no further button presses needed.
Owners are asked to take affected Navigators to an authorised dealer, where the Chauffeur Seat Feature will be deactivated at no cost, Lincoln said. After deactivation, the rear touchscreen control that lets second-row passengers reposition the front seat will no longer function.
Lincoln says dealers and owners should already have been notified by mail. Anyone who has not received a letter can check whether their SUV is covered through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration VIN lookup or by searching year, make and model.
Lincoln has not said whether a revised touchscreen or updated software will eventually restore the feature, so for now deactivation is the whole remedy.
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：一辆在车展展出的 2025 年款林肯领航员 SUV。Bull-Doser 供图，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons / Photo: 2025 Lincoln Navigator au SIAM 2025. By Bull-Doser, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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