Lincoln over-the-air update ITRM-26.B04
What it says26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Lincoln filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Jun 6, 2026, received Jun 13, 2026, about the service brakes — 1 document under this number: ITRM-26. B04 Navigator. It names 3 model years (2022–2024). 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 communication26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITRM-26. B04 Navigator | Over-the-air update | Jun 6, 2026 | 11033813 | 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 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 44 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 22 of them name Electrical System, Service Brakes, Exterior Lighting — 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.
2022 Lincoln Navigator L Reserve has many issues with Modules one of them that keeps goes bad is Apin which controls the screen and all other features like Massage seats Running Boards and Music and all other controls that gets disabled when it goes bad it’s a frequent problem which I has been having often changed 3 times but the problem…
2022 Lincoln Navigator · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jul 11, 2023 · ODI 11531641
I am submitting a formal complaint regarding my 2022 Lincoln Navigator, VIN , which I purchased new from a Lincoln dealership in . Since purchasing the vehicle, it has experienced multiple significant mechanical, safety, and reliability problems: The transmission required repair, and the vehicle remained at the repair facility for more…
2022 Lincoln Navigator · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 3, 2026 · ODI 11761973
Upon starting, my 2023 Lincoln Navigator Reserve L has a significant delay when booting the back up camera and infotainment system and renders the vehicle safety systems unusable. Sometimes the back up camera freezes and locks the screen, sometimes it doesn't turn on at all. Often, the infotainment screen doesn't launch at all.
2023 Lincoln Navigator · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA May 9, 2024 · ODI 11587929
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 service brakes
Source: same model, same component group5 other manufacturer communications filed against the Lincoln Navigator under the same component group (service brakes), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 54733 | Service bulletin | Apr 9, 2026 | Some 2025-2026 Bronco/Expedition/Navigator/F-150/Ranger vehicles may exhibit a "Check Brake System" message in the instrument panel cluster… |
| ABS-25.B11 | Over-the-air update | Jan 27, 2026 | "25S77 Recall remedy: -Addresses a potential loss of brake boost while driving. Hydraulic braking will still be available" |
| ABS-25.7.4 | Over-the-air update | Aug 1, 2025 | "25S77 Recall remedy: -Addresses a potential loss of brake boost while driving. Hydraulic braking assist will still be available" |
| SSM 53874 | Service bulletin | Jun 5, 2025 | Some 2025 Expedition/Navigator vehicles may exhibit an illuminated anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning indicator with diagnostic trouble co… |
| SSM 52881 | Service bulletin | Sep 12, 2024 | 2018-2022 Expedition/Navigator "Park Brake Limited Function Service Required" Message In The IPC |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Lincoln, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Lincoln ITRM-26.B04 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 ITRM-26.B04 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 ITRM-26.B04 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2024 Lincoln Navigator, 2023 Lincoln Navigator, 2022 Lincoln Navigator. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.