2008 Lincoln Navigator: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2008 Lincoln Navigator. The newest campaign is 08V166000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Apr 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems. NHTSA has 30 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 08V166000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reconfigure the TPMS thresholds to the appropriate pressures. The recall began on april 23, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 123,790 units in total.
08V166000Received . 158 units.
Tires / Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling 158 my 2008 expedition and lincoln navigator vehicles equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and the limo builders package for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, z"tire pressure monitoring systems." the tire pressure was increased from 35 PSI to 40 PSI without a commensurate update to the TPMS calibrations.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The TPMS indicator light will not illuminate when a tire pressure is is 25% below the 40 PSI value stated on the tire placard label occurs.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reconfigure the TPMS thresholds to the appropriate pressures. The recall began on april 23, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 08C03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
08V058000Received . 123,632 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Ford is recalling 123,632 my 2007-2008 expedition and lincoln navigator vehicles. The door handle housing embossment retaining the bottom of the interior door handle spring on all side doors may fracture during normal customer usage. This can result in insufficient spring force to return the handle to the fully closed position. The handle may be loose causing a rattle or noise and the handle may not return to the fully closed position. This condition may also provide a delayed resistance when actuating the handle prior to opening the door.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a side impact crash, the interior door handle may cause the door latch to open increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the interior handle spring on all side doors. The recall began on march 5, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 08S03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
30 complaints, 40 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 7 |
| Service Brakes | 5 |
| Structure | 4 |
| Unknown or Other | 3 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 |
| Tires | 2 |
| Visibility | 2 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Service Brakes, Air | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Dec 2025
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE08060 | Preliminary evaluation | TIRE VALVE CRACKING | Tires / Valve | 14 Oct 2008 | 9 Apr 2009 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2008 Lincoln NavigatorThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2008 Lincoln Navigator: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/lincoln/navigator/2008/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Lincoln Navigator?
- 123,790 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Lincoln Navigator have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 68 recall campaigns for the Lincoln Navigator, model years 1997 to 2027. 2 of them name the 2008 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Lincoln Navigator name most often?
- Electrical System: 7 of 40 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Lincoln Navigator open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.