Lucid Air recalled due to power loss and cooling system issues
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- Lucid’s Air has been recalled twice in two weeks
- Over-the-air software updates have been sent to cars to fix both issues.
- Lucid will replace any damaged high-voltage coolant heaters on affected vehicles.
Lucid has issued double recovery apply to it Air sedan electric car.
Two separate recalls include a software error that could cause a loss of power and a cooling unit that could fail.
Posted by NHTSA on June 28, high voltage heater cooling problem stems from a potential defect that could result in a windshield defrost failure of the air conditioning system. This recall, NHTSA campaign number 24V-495, affects 7,506 vehicles from From 2022 to 2024Lucid estimates 1% of recalled vehicles have this defect.
Lucid has released an over-the-air software update that will identify and alert owners to a high-voltage coolant heater defect. Lucid says that if one of these components is defective, it will be replaced free of charge. Owners will be notified by mail on August 9.
A separate recall has been issued for 5,251 2022 to 20223 Airs. Only 1% of vehicles in the campaign are estimated to have this defect. Lucid says that when it detects a hardware communication error, the high-voltage interlock software can disconnect the high-voltage contractors while the vehicle is moving. The result would be drive power failureThis may lead to a risk of accident.
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So far, 10 cases have been reported.
Lucid released an over-the-air software update for the issue on June 24. Warning letters to owners about the issue will be mailed on August 15. The recall was filed under NHTSA campaign 24V-497.
Anyone wishing to obtain additional information may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243 or NHTSA at 1-888-327-4236.