Lincoln over-the-air update DSM-25.5.6.2
What it saysQuality improvements include: -Addresses key off load battery usage caused by the Seat Control Module high current consumption NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Lincoln filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated May 15, 2026, received May 16, 2026, about the fuel/propulsion system — 1 document under this number: DSM-25.5.6.2 Nautilus. It names 2 model years (2025–2026). An over-the-air update is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationQuality improvements include: -Addresses key off load battery usage caused by the Seat Control Module high current consumption
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSM-25.5.6.2 Nautilus | Over-the-air update | May 15, 2026 | 11032717 | PDF, 22 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 4 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
During a short drive between and roughly 27 miles, the red battery light on the dash display illuminated just as we were turning into the Holiday/Circle K gas station in . No other warnings or messages appeared on the dash, and upon restart after returning to the vehicle, the red battery light did not reappear.
2025 Lincoln Nautilus · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Aug 28, 2026 · ODI 11760280
Vehicle infotainment screen locks up/freezes constantly while operating the vehicle . This includes the back-up camera as well, making it unreliable and/or unusable. There are no warning lamps or messages, just a hard freeze that only gets resolved once vehicle is shut off and restarted.
2026 Lincoln Nautilus · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 5, 2026 · ODI 11768946
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group8 other manufacturer communications filed against the Lincoln Nautilus under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 55140 | Service bulletin | Aug 31, 2026 | Some 2025-2026 Maverick vehicles built on or before 05-Dec-2025 and 2024-2026 Nautilus vehicles built on or before 04-Sep-2025 may exhibit l… |
| SSM 54823 | Service bulletin | May 15, 2026 | Some 2025-2026 Maverick vehicles built on or before 05-Dec-2025 and 2024-2026 Nautilus vehicles built on or before 04-Sep-2025 may exhibit l… |
| SSM 54810 | Service bulletin | May 8, 2026 | Some 2024-2026 Nautilus non-hybrid and 2025-2026 Aviator vehicles equipped with 28 radio speakers (minor feature code IDBBN) and 2025-2026 N… |
| TSB 26-2184 | Service bulletin | Apr 23, 2026 | This bulletin supersedes 23-2028. Reason for updates: increase the labor time allowance to account for axle removal. Some of the vehicles li… |
| SSM 53992 | Service bulletin | Jun 27, 2025 | 2025 Nautilus vehicles built on or after 16-Jun-2025 will come with the climate control system, interior lamps, ambient lighting, autolamp e… |
| 24B23 | Service bulletin | Oct 30, 2024 | Certain 2024 Model Year Nautilus Full Hybrid Electric Vehicles - High Pressure Fuel Injector Replacement |
| SSM 52568 | Service bulletin | May 24, 2024 | On 2024 Nautilus 2.0L EcoBoost-Hybrid vehicles, if engine damage or drivability diagnosis leads to replacement of any direct fuel injector a… |
| SSM 52490 | Service bulletin | Apr 29, 2024 | On 2024 Nautilus 2.0L EcoBoost-Hybrid vehicles, if engine damage or drivability diagnosis leads to replacement of any direct fuel injector a… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Lincoln DSM-25.5.6.2 a recall?
No. A over-the-air update is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the DSM-25.5.6.2 repair free?
A over-the-air update is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does DSM-25.5.6.2 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2026 Lincoln Nautilus, 2025 Lincoln Nautilus. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.