2024 Lucid Air
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
9 recalls name the 2024 Lucid Air. Newest first.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Air vehicles. The exterior lighting circuit may have insufficient overcurrent protection, allowing the circuit to overheat.
Risk and remedy
Risk
An overheated circuit increases the risk of a fire. A loss of the center brake light or front lights can also decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Owners are advised to park their vehicle outside and away from structures until the recall remedy is completed. Lucid has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 25, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-06-0.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
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.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Air vehicles equipped with Pure Rear-Wheel Drive. Improperly secured bolts may allow the half-shaft to disconnect from the drive unit.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A disconnected half shaft can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Lucid will remove and install new bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-03-0. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall number 25V669.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Air vehicles equipped with an AD02 package and operating a software version from 2.8.0 through 2.8.16. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Lucid has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 4, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-01-0.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Air vehicles equipped with Pure Rear-Wheel Drive. Improperly secured bolts may allow the half-shaft to disconnect from the drive unit.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A disconnected half shaft can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Lucid will remove, inspect, and install new bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-25-03-0.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Air vehicles operating a software version prior to 2.8.0. The lower console display may fail to show a rearview camera image or may show a delayed, inaccurate image of what is behind the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A rearview image that does not appear or fails to accurately depict behind the vehicle increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Lucid has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-25-04-0. The information in your report suggests that Lucid may have been aware of this issue more than five business days before filing a report with NHTSA. Please be reminded that under Federal law, this agency is to be notified of all safety defect and/or noncompliance decisions within five business days. 49 CFR 573.6 Significant civil penalties can be assessed for this violation.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Air Pure rear wheel drive vehicles. The rear subframe wiring harness may be too short, straining the electrical connection and causing power loss to the rear drive unit (RDU).
Risk and remedy
Risk
A loss of power to the rear drive unit can result in a complete loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Lucid will replace the wiring harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2024. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-24-05-0.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Air vehicles. The high voltage coolant heater may fail to defrost the windshield.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A high voltage coolant heater that fails to defrost the windshield can reduce the driver's view, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Lucid has released an over-the-air software update to identify a high voltage coolant heater failure and provide a warning to the driver. High voltage coolant heaters that fail will be replaced. Software updates and repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2024. Owners may contact Lucid customer service at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-24-04-0. This recall is an expansion of Recall 24V-011.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Air vehicles running software release versions 2.1.2 through 2.1.26. The software may cause a fault while the adaptive cruise control is on, resulting in a loss of drive power.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A sudden loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Lucid released an over-the-air (OTA) software update in October 2023, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 8, 2024. Owners may contact Lucid customer service at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-24-02-0.
Owner complaints
10 complaints2 involved a crash2 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train
On XXX, my wife, [XXX], was operating the vehicle on a public roadway at approximately 40 miles per hour with our children as passengers. Without warning, the vehicle began jerking violently and decelerated to a stop in a live traffic lane, displaying a "Drive System Fault" message. Throughout the…
On XXX, my wife, [XXX], was operating the vehicle on a public roadway at approximately 40 miles per hour with our children as passengers. Without warning, the vehicle began jerking violently and decelerated to a stop in a live traffic lane, displaying a "Drive System Fault" message. Throughout the event, the vehicle would not respond to accelerator or brake input. The vehicle came to rest in a moving lane of traffic. No vehicle was following us at that moment; had one been, we would have been struck from behind. After restarting the vehicle, I was able to move it off the roadway at roughly one mile per hour, with the right rear wheel catching and refusing to rotate freely. The vehicle was then undriveable. It was towed to Lucid the same day and remains in your possession. This was not an inconvenience. It was an unwarned loss of propulsion and loss of vehicle control, in traffic, with minor children in the car. At highway speed, the outcome could have been catastrophic. The right rear wheel’s inability to rotate indicates a mechanical failure within the rear drive unit or driveline, not a recoverable software condition. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- Forward collision avoidance › Warnings · Service brakes · Vehicle speed control
On July 21, 2026, a catastrophic safety defect occurred involving sudden, unprompted vehicle acceleration and a complete loss of braking capability. While operating the vehicle in reverse, it experienced a sudden, violent, and uncommanded surge in acceleration. Simultaneously, the braking system…
On July 21, 2026, a catastrophic safety defect occurred involving sudden, unprompted vehicle acceleration and a complete loss of braking capability. While operating the vehicle in reverse, it experienced a sudden, violent, and uncommanded surge in acceleration. Simultaneously, the braking system completely failed to respond to the driver's input, resulting in an initial collision with a vehicle parked across the street. The driver managed to carefully maneuver and limp the vehicle back home to the residential driveway. Upon arriving at the driveway, the vehicle suffered a secondary, severe surge/acceleration event combined with another total failure of the braking system, causing the vehicle to crash into the home garage. Throughout both incidents, the driver firmly applied the brakes, but the vehicle's braking system was completely overridden and unresponsive due to a catastrophic electronic or software failure. Failure Symptoms & Evidence: Immediately following the system failures, the vehicle's instrument cluster explicitly illuminated a critical warning: "Brake System Fault – Drive with caution and contact Customer Care immediately." This confirms that the vehicle's critical safety and braking systems actively faulted during the operational failure. Despite this clear dashboard warning and objective technical failure, the insurance carrier and investigators have been slow to recognize the hardware/software malfunction, posing an extreme safety hazard to the driver, passengers, and the public. We strongly request NHTSA to investigate this dangerous unintended acceleration and brake failure defect in 2024 Lucid vehicles.
- Electrical system · Fuel/propulsion system · Power train
While operating the vehicle, I experienced a sudden and unexpected loss of propulsion accompanied by a Drive System Failure warning. An associated fault message was also displayed. The vehicle became immediately undrivable and required towing. This matter is not being raised as a routine service…
While operating the vehicle, I experienced a sudden and unexpected loss of propulsion accompanied by a Drive System Failure warning. An associated fault message was also displayed. The vehicle became immediately undrivable and required towing. This matter is not being raised as a routine service concern. The critical issue is the abrupt and uncommanded loss of propulsion during active vehicle operation. Had this event occurred under different driving conditions—such as highway speeds, dense traffic, or an intersection—the potential safety consequences could have been severe, including elevated risk of collision. A propulsion loss of this nature represents a potential safety hazard to vehicle occupants and surrounding road users. Accordingly, I am requesting that Lucid treat this matter as a formal PRODUCT SAFETY INCIDENT requiring engineering-level review, rather than a standard repair disposition.
- Forward collision avoidance › Automatic emergency braking
On [XXX], at approximately [XXX], I arrived at the YMCA parking lot for my yoga class (located on [XXX], Mountain View, CA). While waiting for a parking spot, I put my Lucid Air in reverse to back up slightly. Generally, Lucid’s strong regenerative braking stops the car when the accelerator is…
On [XXX], at approximately [XXX], I arrived at the YMCA parking lot for my yoga class (located on [XXX], Mountain View, CA). While waiting for a parking spot, I put my Lucid Air in reverse to back up slightly. Generally, Lucid’s strong regenerative braking stops the car when the accelerator is released. However, this time, when I lifted my foot, the car unexpectedly accelerated at high speed, completely unresponsive to my control. It plowed through a pedestrian walkway, a row of bushes, and crashed into the exterior wall of the YMCA building before shutting itself off. The steering wheel was also unresponsive during the unexpected acceleration. After the crash, the car shut itself down and would not restart. The crash caused injury to my neck, and it was a miracle that no one was behind me at the normally very busy parking lot. The sudden acceleration and loss of control over the car was terrifying. In addition, all other safety mechanisms such as automatic braking failed. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- Seats · Unknown or other · Visibility/wiper
Main issue is that the vehicle will take about 30 seconds to unlock/awake, this is completely unacceptable! even the cheapest car on the market unlocks within a fraction of a second, this can also be a dangerous situation if i need to enter my vehicle quickly. Second issue is that the drivers side…
Main issue is that the vehicle will take about 30 seconds to unlock/awake, this is completely unacceptable! even the cheapest car on the market unlocks within a fraction of a second, this can also be a dangerous situation if i need to enter my vehicle quickly. Second issue is that the drivers side windshield wiper leaves smudges after wiping, even after changing the blades, the wiper still performs the same, i believe its the shape of the windshield that causes this. third issue is that the driver side lower seat cushion is retracting and buckling, this has been replaced once and its doing it again, but warranty says its normal wear and tear, this vehicle only has 18k miles on it. 4th issue is that Lucid just sent out an email blast for customers have an option to purchase a hardware upgrade for future enhancements and faster response on screen animations, this is completely insane! this vehicle manufacturer should've calculated all this before vehicle production, this should be a free upgrade for customers to offer future updates and safety features on the vehicles computer hardware. 5ft issue is, i contacted Lucid customer service to voice my opinion and find a resolution more than 5 times, which nobody ever got back to me, i asked to speak to someone on a higher role in the company, and that seems to be impossible. 6th issue is that i asked my service advisor for someone to get in touch with me for a buy-back, he replied that he will forward this to his team and they will send me an application for the buy-back process, that was 6 months ago! and contact from Lucid.
- Power train
Following the OTA software update to V2.6.16, the car will randomly refuse to shift out of Park and into either Drive or Reverse. This occurs after the car has been recently plugged in to charge as well as randomly regardless of charging activity. This is a significant safety issue in that the car will not move despite having foot on the brake.
- Power train · Service brakes · Steering
There was a safety recall, but Lucid told us the car was safe to drive while we waited for our service appointment. A couple of days before our appointment, (this past 2/9/2025) the car lost brakes, steering, and then completely bricked on the GWB. By great good fortune my wife, who was driving…
There was a safety recall, but Lucid told us the car was safe to drive while we waited for our service appointment. A couple of days before our appointment, (this past 2/9/2025) the car lost brakes, steering, and then completely bricked on the GWB. By great good fortune my wife, who was driving, wasn't injured. The car needed to be towed off the bridge. The service center afterward told us that it was the recall issue (short cable to power train or something like that) and that we shouldn't have been told it was safe to drive the car.
- Electrical system
The recent software update v2.5.0 has been very unstable. The screens would often black out every 30 seconds and calls get cut off. But the biggest problem was it resetting profile while driving on the highway! Theres no way to fix it and we had to pull over on the side to switch profiles again to fix the seat. We called them and lucid has yet to call us back. This is a safety issue
- Electrical system · Engine · Service brakes
I was driving on a residential road and the car signaled it had an error and the engine turned off immediately. I was left in the road and couldn’t move. After an hour the electric died. No hazards. I was put in a very dangerous situation for me and passerby’s.
- Power train
Car lost power and shut down in the middle of the road. Very dangerous, almost got hit. I was able to get the car to the side of the road. The vehicle was not driveable. Call Lucid customer care and they towed the vehicle to the service center. No loaner was provided to me.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 11011680This OTA addresses a small issue with the interior lighting.
- 11011679This OTA resolves a rare instance in which rapid switches between drive modes could result in an issue with on-screen images.
- 11011678This OTA enhances curb alert notifications, navigation systems, charging functions, sound system enhancements, and regenerative braking features.
- 11008424This software update brings improvements to Surrounding Object Visualization, Lane Departure Protection, Lane Change Assist, Highway Assist, Active Curve Speed Control, High Beam Assist, Extended Stop and Go, Traffic Sign Recognition, Surround and Rear View Monitoring, Navigation, Infotainment, Mobile App, and New Tire Combination.
- 11008422This software update brings improvements to Surrounding Object Visualization, Lane Departure Protection, Lane Change Assist, Highway Assist, Active Curve Speed Control, High Beam Assist, Extended Stop and Go, Traffic Sign Recognition, Surround and Rear View Monitoring, Navigation, Infotainment, Mobile App, and New Tire Combination.
- 11007153This software update brings improvements to Sirius XM, Regenerative Braking, HomeLink, and Charging.
- 11006177This software update brings improvements to the vehicle's Infotainment, Dynamic Power Gauge, DreamDrive, Cross Traffic Protection Warning, Charging, and the Lucid Mobile App.
- 11003229Download & Install Requirements To receive 2.2.10, all prerequisite updates must already be installed. Lucid recommends customers update their Lucid mobile application before installation. If a customer chooses to download the software update over WiFi, we advise customers only to do so with a strong connection (2 or 3 bars). Customers can check WiFi signal strength from the right center cockpit panel display.
- 11000900This software update brings improvements to Apple CarPlay, Sirius XM, USB Enhancements, Creature Comfort/Keep Modes, Limited Regenerative Braking Notification, Stability Control, Steering, and Other Minor Updates & Improvements.
- 11000899This software update brings improvements to the connectivity of the telematics control module.
- 10252746This Over-The-Air (OTA) 2.1.62 update is to improve the handling of diagnostics trouble codes from the restraint control module and adding enhancements to OTA update capabilities of the telematics control module.
- 10251340This software update introduces Creature Comfort Mode to Lucid Air vehicles.
- 10251339This software update brings updates and improvements to RangeXchange, Tire Swapping, Side Mirror, Power Train, HV Battery Management, and torque vectoring for Sapphire vehicles.
- 10249747This software update improves the efficiency of an OTA download in the case of a network interruption and will automatically resume download when network is restored.
- 10248336This OTA software update brings updates and improvements to the Lucid Air Sapphire's ADAS, Sirius XM, Navigation, Powertrain, Turn Signals, and Performance Improvements & Fixes. This OTA software update also brings enhancements to CarPlay, Bluetooth call experience, and the Instrument Cluster by adding Multi-tasking Widget.
- 10248335This OTA software update brings updates to the functionality of the turn signals, and performance improvements and fixes to CarPlay and Bluetooth audio call experience.
- 10244791This OTA software update brings changes to the software in the vehicle that improve the range estimation capabilities for Pure AWD vehicles, audio system related to Sirius XM, Scheduled Charging, and the Navigation system.
- 10244790This OTA software update brings improvements to the robustness and general functionality of the vehicle.
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