The 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.
The risk
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Lucid Air | 2024, 2025 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:INVERTER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucid Air | 2024 | 10 | 9 |
| Lucid Air | 2025 | 15 | 7 |
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113 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the electrical system; Lucid USA, Inc. filed 20 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026