TSB SSM-55037 — Lincoln Service bulletin

SSM-55037 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Lincoln Navigator, 2018–2025 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Some 2018-2024 Expedition and 2018-2027 Navigator vehicles equipped with a rear seat entertainment system/Lincoln Play may experience various system concerns. Rear seat entertainment systems are not on a controller area network (CAN) and are not supported by the Ford Diagnostic…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
8Model years

Vehicles and model years SSM-55037 names

VehicleModel years
Lincoln Navigator 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Every document filed under SSM-55037

Document IDFiledType
SSM 55037 July 24, 2026 Service bulletin

What SSM-55037 covers

Seats & interior, Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SSM-55037?

SSM-55037 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Lincoln, covering the Lincoln Navigator across the 2018–2025 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some 2018-2024 Expedition and 2018-2027 Navigator vehicles equipped with a rear seat entertainment system/Lincoln Play may experience various system concerns. Rear seat entertainment systems are not on a controller area network (CAN) and are not supported by the Ford Diagnostic…

Which vehicles does SSM-55037 cover?

NHTSA's file names Lincoln Navigator (2018–2025). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB SSM-55037 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SSM-55037 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of SSM-55037?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under SSM-55037, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under SSM-55037. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.