Lincoln bulletin PU0630 RGT-PLO
What it saysSoftware Update PU0630-RGT-PLO for 2023 Navigator is now available. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Lincoln filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Oct 2, 2023, received Nov 3, 2023, about the structure. It names 1 model year (2023). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationSoftware Update PU0630-RGT-PLO for 2023 Navigator is now available. Quality improvements include: - Robustness action to allow the liftgate to fully open using the exterior button when vehicle is locked.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PU0630 RGT-PLO | Service bulletin | Oct 2, 2023 | 10244804 | PDF, 124 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.
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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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 1 of them name Structure — 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.
My son was getting into the front passenger door after school today and went he stepped up on the auto running boards it closed on his foot crushing his foot in between the vehicle and running board. The running board would not release.
2023 Lincoln Navigator · Structure · filed with NHTSA Sep 22, 2026 · ODI 11766178
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 structure
Source: same model, same component group17 other manufacturer communications filed against the Lincoln Navigator under the same component group (structure), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Lincoln list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 55229 | Service bulletin | Oct 8, 2026 | Some 2025-2027 Navigator vehicles equipped with a second row floor console may experience a sliding cover over the cup holders that has beco… |
| SSM 55107 | Service bulletin | Aug 20, 2026 | Some 2027 Expedition/Navigator vehicles equipped with power running boards may exhibit an intermittent condition where the power running boa… |
| 26B11 | Other | Jun 5, 2026 | Certain 2025 Model Year Expedition and Navigator Vehicles Front and Rear Door Paint Correction and Upper Moulding Isolator Installation |
| TSB 26-2178 | Service bulletin | Apr 17, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit one or both sides of the front bumper lower cover becoming detached. Th… |
| TSB 26-2154 | Service bulletin | Apr 9, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit a concern where both the liftgate and tailgate open when commanded by t… |
| BCM-26.230.0 | Over-the-air update | Apr 2, 2026 | Quality improvements include: -Addresses instances where the rear right hand door may fail to unlock when using the passive entry feature |
| TSB 26-2110 | Service bulletin | Mar 16, 2026 | Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit a sharp-angled contour at the bottom rear edge of the front door(s). Th… |
| SSM 54602 | Service bulletin | Feb 24, 2026 | Some 2025 Expedition/Navigator vehicles built on or before 27-Jun-2025 may exhibit a condition where the door upper moulding(s) on any of th… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Lincoln PU0630 RGT-PLO a recall?
No. A service bulletin 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 PU0630 RGT-PLO repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does PU0630 RGT-PLO cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 Lincoln Navigator. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.