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Manufacturer communication · Over-the-air update

Lincoln over-the-air update LDCMD-25.10.08

What it says"Quality improvements include: -Addresses an intermittent resistance fault that defaults the system to the lowest setting. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Lincoln filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Mar 3, 2026, received Apr 2, 2026, about the exterior lighting — 1 document under this number: LDCMD-25.10.08 Navigator. It names 1 model year (2025). 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 communication

"Quality improvements include: -Addresses an intermittent resistance fault that defaults the system to the lowest setting. Although intensity and color are affected, the lights remain FMVSS compliant"

Manufacturer campaign id LDCMD-25.10.08 Kind Over-the-air update Manufacturer date Mar 3, 2026 Received by NHTSA Apr 2, 2026 Components Exterior Lighting, Electrical System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
LDCMD-25.10.08 NavigatorOver-the-air updateMar 3, 202611030639PDF, 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 them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 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.

This vehicle has been returned to service 5 times. It is currently in service for the same 4 issues that it was taken to service for the very first time on 12/10/2025. This includes inappropriate braking on the interstate, driver window malfunction, the key intermittently stops working, and the connectivity does not regularly work.

2025 Lincoln Navigator · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 2, 2026 · ODI 11715174

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 exterior lighting

Source: same model, same component group

5 other manufacturer communications filed against the Lincoln Navigator under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
SSM 55194Service bulletinSep 23, 2026Some 2021-2024 Mustang Mach-E, 2025-2026 Navigator and 2024 F-150 vehicles may exhibit inoperative welcome/approach detection lights. This m…
TRM-26.A04Over-the-air updateApr 7, 202626C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function
LDCMC-25.10.08Over-the-air updateMar 3, 2026"Quality improvements include: -Addresses an intermittent resistance fault that defaults the system to the lowest setting. Although intensit…
TCU-25.2.9.3Over-the-air updateMar 2, 2026"26C10 Recall remedy -Addresses instances where the trailer lights and trailer brakes may not function"
SSM 54536Service bulletinJan 30, 2026Some 2025-2026 Navigator vehicles may experience condensation buildup within the reversing lamp assembly…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Lincoln LDCMD-25.10.08 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 LDCMD-25.10.08 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 LDCMD-25.10.08 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Lincoln Navigator. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.