Touchscreen residue prompts Lincoln recalls: 37,000 Navigators because front seats might be haunted, Jalopnik reports

Recall published before Halloween

The official description says the front passenger seat may move unexpectedly. Jalopnik jokingly calls the seats haunted, but the recall information attributes the issue to the vehicle’s controls, not ghosts.

Touchscreen residue can trigger movement

The affected Navigators have a chauffeur seat feature. A rear passenger can use a second-row digital touchscreen console, called the RACM, to move the front passenger seat and create more legroom.

Residue on the console may register as a touch and activate the seat. The recall report also says that pressing the home-screen button at the same time as a seat-movement button may cause the seat to travel to its limit without further input.

All recalled vehicles estimated affected

Lincoln believes 36,994 Navigators across the 2025, 2026 and 2027 model years could be involved. The recall report estimates that 100% of those vehicles have the defect, unlike recalls where only a small share of vehicles may have a problem.

Owners of affected vehicles will likely need a dealer repair, the article says. It does not provide details about the fix.