Lucid Air 2024-2025 Recall: Electrical System Risk of Crash
Lucid recalls 2024-2025 Air vehicles with rear-wheel drive due to potential inverter failure causing loss of drive power and crash risk. Owners will receive free software update and inverter replacement.
Use caution until it’s fixed
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Contact the company
What happened, in plain English
Lucid is recalling certain 2024-2025 Air electric vehicles that may lose drive power, increasing crash risk. This happens due to internal inverter damage from friction. Owners will get a free software update and inverter replacement. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/81821-lucid-air-2024-2025-recall-electrical-system-risk-of-crash.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/81821-lucid-air-2024-2025-recall-electrical-system-risk-of-crash · Updated September 23, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #26V309000
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“Lucid Air 2024-2025 Recall: Electrical System Risk of Crash.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81821-lucid-air-2024-2025-recall-electrical-system-risk-of-crash. Based on NHTSA recall #26V309000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=26V309000).
Why it’s dangerous
The Gen 4 inverter can develop internal friction and become damaged. This causes a loss of drive power, which increases the risk of a crash during normal use.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2024-2025 Lucid Air vehicles with rear-wheel drive are affected. Drivers using these vehicles are most at risk due to potential power loss.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your Lucid Air is a 2024 or 2025 model with rear-wheel drive. The recall covers vehicles equipped with the Gen 4 inverter.
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What to do — step by step
Check for Software Update
Lucid will send an over-the-air software update to inspect for inverter failure.
Replace Inverter if Needed
If the software detects inverter failure, Lucid will replace it free of charge.
What NHTSA says to do
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.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 56 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Contact Lucid
We’ve drafted a message you can send Lucid to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 26V309000 — Lucid Air 2024-2025 Recall: Electrical System Risk of Crash Hello, I own a Lucid Air 2024-2025 Recall: Electrical System Risk of Crash that is covered by recall 26V309000 from Lucid. The official recall notice states: 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. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #26V309000 (May 13, 2026)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.