Lucid recalls 2024–2025 Air rear-wheel drive cars over inverter damage that can cut drive power
The Gen 4 inverter in these rear-wheel drive cars may suffer internal friction and become damaged, which can cause a sudden loss of drive power and raises the risk of a crash.
What to do
Lucid will send an over-the-air software update that keeps checking for inverter failure, and it will replace the inverter free of charge if a failure is found. Owners may call Lucid at 1-888-995-8243 and cite recall number SR-26-05-0.
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Recall details
- Product
- Lucid Air 2024–2025
- Company
- Lucid USA, Inc.
- Hazard
- A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Units
- 2,039 vehicles
- Owner notification
- July 8, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 13, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V309000
- Manufacturer campaign number: SR-26-05-0
- Model years: 2024–2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:INVERTER
- Defect
- Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Air vehicles equipped with rear-wheel drive. The Gen 4 inverter may experience internal friction and become damaged, causing a loss of drive power.
- Consequence
- A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
- Corrective action
- Lucid will release an over-the-air (OTA) software update to continually inspect for an inverter failure. If a failure is detected Lucid will replace the inverter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 8, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-05-0.
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