Lincoln recall 26V-377: Steering Wheel Hands-Off Detection Alerts May Fail
Failure to alert the driver with the intended hands-off the wheel warnings may increase the risk of a crash.
Campaign facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V377000 (26V-377)
- Manufacturer number
- 26S44
- Filed by
- Ford Motor Company
- Report received
- June 9, 2026
- Component
- Lane departure: lane keep: steering assist
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,013
- Model years
- 2019
- Built between
- September 5, 2018 and November 12, 2018
- Owner letters
- July 8, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- The manufacturer
- Remedy completion rate
- 33.86% (latest quarterly report)
What is wrong
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.
The risk
Failure to alert the driver with the intended hands-off the wheel warnings may increase the risk of a crash.
Why driver assistance defects matter: Unexpected automatic braking can surprise drivers behind you, and a missed warning removes a safety net the driver may be counting on.
The 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.
About the driver assistance systems
These campaigns cover camera- and radar-based systems such as automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning and lane keeping.
Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-377
- Lincoln Nautilus 2019
What to do
- Enter your VIN in NHTSA’s lookup (below) to confirm that your vehicle is included and that the repair has not already been done.
- Call a dealer for the brand and book the repair. Quote NHTSA campaign 26V-377 and the manufacturer’s number 26S44.
- Stay fully attentive; these systems assist the driver and do not replace them, especially while a campaign is open.
- Safety recall repairs are carried out free of charge by the manufacturer’s dealers. If you already paid for this repair yourself, ask the manufacturer about reimbursement and keep your receipt.
Check by VIN
A campaign rarely covers every vehicle of a model year. Enter your 17-character VIN to find the recall campaigns filed for your make, model and model year. The VIN is on the driver’s side of the dashboard (visible through the windshield), on the door-jamb label, and on your registration and insurance documents.
Is a recall still open on your vehicle? Only NHTSA’s official VIN check can say whether a campaign applies to your exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been done.
Your VIN is decoded with NHTSA’s public vPIC service to identify the make, model and year. It is not stored and is not added to any page address.
The official record
This page reproduces the campaign as filed with NHTSA. The NHTSA record is authoritative — if anything here differs, follow the agency.
Open campaign 26V-377 on NHTSA.gov