Lincoln Aviator, Corsair: Warning light/devices

Date

Dec. 23, 2022

Filed by

Ford Motor Company

Vehicles

Lincoln Aviator (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); Lincoln Corsair (2020, 2021, 2022)

Component

Seat Belts › Front › Warning Light/Devices

Description of the defect

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Lincoln Aviator and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair vehicles equipped with a Revel Audio System. When the driver's seat belt is not buckled and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning system may activate the audible warning chime for an insufficient amount of time of less than 4 seconds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Potentially affected

101001

What can happen

An audible warning chime that does not properly alert of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the audio control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 7, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 22C35.

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Owner notification date

Feb. 7, 2023

Manufacturer campaign number

22C35

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Audio Head Unit · AM/FM/Div/0Ch/Hif2/ANC/Lincoln features · LC5T-18K810-JC; Audio Head Unit · AM/FM/Div/0Ch/SDARS/HD-MRC/A2B/Hif2/ESE/ANC/Lincoln features · MC5T-18D890-SC; Audio Head Unit · AM/FM/Div/0Ch/SDARS/HD-MRC/A2B/Hif2/ESE/ANC/Lincoln features · PJ7T-18D890-SC

Recall number

22V953000

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• Related recall: Lincoln Aviator, Corsair: Warning light/devices (May 23, 2025)

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.