Campaign 26V-377

Lane center assist system may not adequately detect if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel for a prolonged period of time

Defect summary

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2019 Lincoln Nautilus vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 19V031. The lane center assist system may not adequately detect if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel for a prolonged period of time.

Consequence

Failure to alert the driver with the intended hands-off the wheel warnings may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the power steering control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 8. 2026. Owners may contact customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S44. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6, 2026.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V377000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about driver assistance on these vehicles: 2, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-377
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Lincoln	Nautilus	2019	2

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

24V-440 Jun 14, 2024
Cruise control radar module was misaligned during production
22V-334 May 13, 2022
Camera is misaligned to the vehicle, resulting in the camera not functioning as intended
21V-982 Dec 16, 2021
Cruise control radar module was misaligned during production
20V-262 May 8, 2020
Vehicles built with the optional radar-plus-camera Pre-Collision Assist system are not affected
19V-031 Jan 14, 2019
Lane Center Assist system may not adequately detect if a driver has their hands off the steering wheel for a prolonged period of time
15V-614 Sep 30, 2015
While using the Adaptive Cruise Control, the vehicle may falsely detect an obstacle in its path and may unexpectedly apply the brakes