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HighNHTSA·25V519000·Announced 2025-08-08

2025 Lincoln Nautilus Exterior Lighting System LED Driver Module Failure

Certain 2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles have LED Driver Modules that may contain burnt diodes, causing headlight and exterior lighting to fail. This defect reduces visibility and increases crash risk.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall addresses a known defect (burnt diodes) in a safety-critical lighting system required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108. While the defect creates increased crash risk through reduced visibility, no injuries or deaths are reported in the source material.

Plain-English summary

Ford Motor Company is recalling certain 2025 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles due to a defect in the LED Driver Modules. The modules may contain a burnt diode, which can cause the low-beam and high-beam headlights, daytime running lights, front position lights, and front turn signals to fail. On Nautilus vehicles specifically, this condition may also cause the rear tail light, rear turn signal, and rear position light to fail. These vehicles do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, which governs lamps and reflective devices.

Exterior lighting failure can reduce visibility for the driver and other road users, increasing the risk of a crash. Approximately 3,270 vehicles are affected by this recall.

Ford dealers will inspect and replace the LED Driver Modules free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 22, 2025. Owners should contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332 for more information or to schedule service. Ford's internal recall number is 25C39.

The recalled product

Product
2025 LINCOLN NAUTILUS
Brand
LINCOLN
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Category
Vehicle — Exterior Lighting
Hazard
  • lighting-failure
  • visibility-loss
  • crash-risk
Affected units
3,270

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (3)

  • NAUTILUS
  • MUSTANG MACH E
  • MUSTANG

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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