Enter the 17-character VIN of your Lincoln Navigator to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Enter the 17 characters of a Lincoln Navigator VIN and the free decoder reads the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture, with no registration needed. Our data for the model covers 12 versions, from Lincoln Navigator I to Lincoln Navigator V L, including the facelift 2015 and facelift 2021 variants. It lists model years from 1997 to the present, the SUV body style, and power from 230 to 456 hp.
A VIN does not contain accidents, mileage, theft records or previous owners, so a clean decode says nothing about the car's past. That information comes from a paid vehicle history report, and on the car itself you should compare the decoded model year and version with the registration papers and the data plate.
1997 - present
Production years
230 - 456 hp
Power
1
Body styles
12
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Navigator I | 1997 - 2002 | SUV | 230 - 300 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator II | 2002 - 2006 | SUV | 300 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator III | 2006 - 2014 | SUV | 300 - 310 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator III L | 2006 - 2014 | SUV | 300 - 310 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator III (facelift 2015) | 2014 - 2017 | SUV | 380 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator III L (facelift 2015) | 2014 - 2017 | SUV | 380 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator IV | 2017 - 2021 | SUV | 456 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator IV L | 2017 - 2021 | SUV | 456 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator IV (facelift 2021) | 2021 - 2024 | SUV | 440 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator IV L (facelift 2021) | 2021 - 2024 | SUV | 440 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator V | 2024 - present | SUV | 440 hp |
| Lincoln Navigator V L | 2024 - present | SUV | 440 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Lincoln Navigator, with model years 1997 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1997 - present across 12 versions of the Lincoln Navigator. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Lincoln Navigator the characters to expect are 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
12 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 456 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Start with the 10th character, which gives the model year, and the descriptor in positions 4 to 8. Then match the result against version names such as Lincoln Navigator III L or Lincoln Navigator IV (facelift 2021), and confirm standard or L against the registration papers and the car itself.
Check that all 17 characters are identical, with no I, O or Q anywhere. Then check that the model year character and the plant character agree with what the papers and the seller say.
It will not show accidents, mileage, theft or the number of owners, because none of that is stored in the VIN. It reads only the characters themselves: manufacturer, model year, country of manufacture and the serial section.