The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·26V309000·Announced 2026-05-13

Lucid Air rear-wheel drive inverters may fail and cut drive power

Lucid is recalling certain 2024-2025 Air rear-wheel drive vehicles because the Gen 4 inverter may experience internal friction and become damaged, causing a loss of drive power.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: An inverter failure that causes loss of drive power is a structural failure of the propulsion system, meeting the Severe criterion for a structural vehicle defect.

Plain-English summary

Lucid USA, Inc. is recalling certain 2024-2025 Air vehicles equipped with rear-wheel drive. The campaign covers 2,039 vehicles.

The Gen 4 inverter may experience internal friction and become damaged, causing a loss of drive power. A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

The recall applies to owners and operators of the affected model years. Owner notification letters are scheduled to be mailed on 10 July 2026.

Lucid will release an over-the-air software update to continually inspect for an inverter failure, and will replace the inverter free of charge if a failure is detected. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243, quoting recall number SR-26-05-0.

The recalled product

Product
LUCID AIR
Brand
LUCID
Manufacturer
Lucid USA, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Electric vehicle
Hazard
Affected units
2,039

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • AIR

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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