2025 Lincoln Aviator Black Label AWD: The Brand’s Midsize Luxury SUV w/Hands-Free Highway Steering

Highlight: The rear-wheel-drive crossover shares a platform with the Ford Explorer. 

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $90,070 (Base -Trim): $58,605

Seating Capacity: 6 or 7 passenger seating

Standard Safety Features: air bags; ABS; 360-degree camera; an electronic blind spot system; a lane keeping assist system and road edge detection; post collision braking; auto high beams; a brake hold feature; hill start assist; hill descent control; and a tire pressure monitoring system

Its Shop Time Mondays: Ford And Lincoln Are Recalling Over 90,000 Vehicles For Potential Engine Concerns

 

Engine Intake Valves May Break

A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V635000

Manufacturer Ford Motor Company

Components ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Potential Number of Units Affected 90,736

Its Shop Time Mondays: Tesla And Lincoln Are Recalling Over 200,000 Vehicles

Seat Belt Warning System Malfunction/FMVSS 208

A seat belt warning system that fails to alert occupants of an unbelted seat belt can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V376000

Manufacturer Tesla, Inc.

Components SEAT BELTS

Potential Number of Units Affected 125,227

Its Shop Time Mondays: Ford, Jeep And Lincoln Recalling Vehicles For Major Safety Concerns

Rearview Camera Image May Not Display

Loss of the rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V342000

Manufacturer Ford Motor Company

Components BACK OVER PREVENTION

Potential Number of Units Affected 422,201

Its Shop Time Mondays: Chrysler, Ford And Lincoln Are Recalling 2017 And Newer Minivans And Crossovers

 

1. Rearview Camera Image May Not Display

Loss of the rearview camera image can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V022000

Manufacturer Ford Motor Company

Components BACK OVER PREVENTION

Its Shop Time Mondays: Mercedes-Benz SUVs Being Recalled For Stalling, While Lincoln SUVs Face Seat Belt Concerns

 

1. Engine Stall from Water Intrusion into Vehicle

An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V955000

Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

Components FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Potential Number of Units Affected 323,963

New York Int'l Auto Show: Lincoln Aviator

The Aviator name returns, after being tabled in 2005. The vehicle goes on sale in 2019.

The stylish three-passenger row Aviator shares a platform with the Ford Explorer.

The Lincoln Aviator will be available as a plug-in hybrid.