Lincoln Corsair Recalls

The Lincoln Corsair has 50 recalls spanning the 2020–2026 model years, with the most serious being a high-voltage battery cell defect on 2023–2026 plug-in hybrid models where an internal short circuit can cause the battery to fail, cutting drive power or starting a fire.

The 2023–2026 plug-in hybrid battery issue sits alongside several other fire-related concerns on recent models. On 2026 vehicles, a cylinder head defect can cause oil to leak from failed ball plugs onto hot engine components, raising the risk of an engine fire. The 2026 model year also has a park mechanism that can fail to lock when the driver shifts into park, allowing the vehicle to roll away. On 2025 models, an exhaust gas recirculation valve can fail and cut drive power without warning, and a separate filing covers the same EGR failure across a broader range of 2025 engine configurations. The 2025 model year also has rear seat belt retractors that may not be properly secured, reducing their ability to restrain occupants in a crash, and an instrument panel cluster that can fail to illuminate, hiding the speedometer and warning lights while driving. Windshields on 2025–2026 vehicles can have visible air bubbles that reduce driver visibility. On 2024–2025 models, water can leak into the rear combination lights and knock out the brake lights, turn signals, or reverse lights.

On 2021–2024 hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, high-voltage battery cell defects can cause an internal short, leading to loss of drive power or fire. The hybrid powertrain control module software on 2021–2022 models can shift the transmission into neutral unexpectedly, cutting drive power, and a prior repair attempt for this issue did not fully resolve it on some vehicles. The 2021–2022 models with 2.5L hybrid engines also face an engine failure scenario where oil and fuel vapor can accumulate near hot components and ignite, and a separate follow-up recall covers 2021–2023 vehicles where an earlier repair for this same fire risk was performed incorrectly. On 2021 models specifically, the rear drive unit can run low on lubricant, seize, and cause a sudden loss of drive or vehicle control, and the high-voltage battery welds can fail and drop drive power. A fuel delivery module on 2021 vehicles can leak inside the fuel tank, causing low fuel pressure and engine stall. The 2023 model year has fuel injectors that may be missing O-ring support discs, allowing fuel to leak near ignition sources.

Engine block heaters appear across multiple year ranges. On 2023–2025 vehicles with 1.5L or 2.0L engines and a factory block heater, the heater can overheat while plugged in and start a fire. On 2020–2022 models, the block heater can crack, leak coolant, and short-circuit when plugged in, also raising fire risk.

The 2020–2022 model years have a persistent rearview camera problem: water intrusion into camera connectors, software failures, and poor electrical connections can all cause the camera image to go blank, freeze, or display a distorted or inverted picture when reversing. The windshield wiper motor on 2020–2022 vehicles can fail and leave the driver without wipers in wet conditions. The 2020 model year has a rear coil spring that can lose its protective coating where it contacts the toe link bracket, fracture over time, and fall from the vehicle onto