2025 Lincoln Aviator Recalled Over Rear Window Closure Issue

Ford Motor Company is recalling select 2025 Lincoln Aviator models over an issue with the rear window.

The defect: in affected vehicles, when closing the windows with the global closing feature, the side rear windows may exert excessive force when encountering an object, before they automatically reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 118, "Power-Operated Window Systems."

The hazards: a closing window that does not reverse direction as expected can pinch a passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury.

Components: side rear windows

Affected vehicles: select 2025 Lincoln Aviator models built at the Chicago Assembly Plant between November 29^th, 2023, and June 6^th, 2025.

Number of vehicles affected: 23,111

The fix: dealers will update the driver door module (DDM) and the passenger door module (PDM) software, free of charge.

Owners should: wait for communications from Ford, which will begin on September 15^th, 2025. The Ford reference number for this recall is 25C33.

Contacts:

• Ford Customer Service: 1-866-436-7332
• FoMoCo Recall Number: 25C33
• NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236
• NHTSA (TTY): 1-800-424-9153
• NHTSA Website: www.nhtsa.gov