2020 Lincoln Aviator

Ford is recalling more than 240,000 examples of its Explorer SUV, as well as Aviator SUVs from its Lincoln luxury arm, due to improperly secured seat belt anchor bolts.

Ford is recalling 109,000-plus Lincoln Aviators for defective rearview cameras.

For the third time this year, Ford has issued a major recall over the failure of a critical safety component: the legally mandated backup camera.

Issues with rear cameras continue to plague the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator and Corsair SUVs, now affecting more than 422,000 examples.

The video output may fail in model-year 2020-23 Explorers and Aviators and model-year 2020-22 Corsairs equipped with 360-degree camera systems.

Some 101,000 Lincoln Aviator and Corsair SUVs are being recalled over a seat belt warning malfunction that stems from the audio system.

More than 228,000 model-year 2020-21 Explorer, Aviator and Corsair SUVs require a software update to fix failing backup cameras.

If captain’s chairs, which yield several positives, are on your wish list for a three-row SUV, here are the 2021 models that offer them.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator.

The redesigned-for-2020 Ford Explorer has been named a Top Safety Pick Plus, while its Ford luxury-division counterpart, the Lincoln Aviator, earns a Top Safety Pick nod.