- Lucid has expanded a recall campaign to include an extra 3,627 cars.
- Rear-wheel drive Air Pure models have half-shaft bolts that can fail.
- Company will use software to monitor if the bolts need to be changed.
Electric cars are often recalled due to software issues, sometimes serious and sometimes not. The Lucid Air, despite how impressive it may be, has been hit with several recalls over the years and is now the subject of yet another. Unfortunately for the company, this isn’t an issue that can be solved with a simple software update.
A new recall campaign affects 3,627 rear-wheel drive Lucid Air Pure models, with the company warning that half-shaft bolts may not have been properly secured. If those bolts loosen over time, the half-shaft can disconnect from the drive unit, which would result in an immediate loss of power. That is not the sort of failure you want surfacing mid-drive.
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This latest campaign lands just six months after Lucid dealt with a similar issue involving potentially faulty half shafts on the Air Pure. Back in October, the company used a lash-detection algorithm tied to vehicle telematics to flag cars at risk of half-shaft disengagement while driving. It sounded thorough at the time.
However, the follow-up has exposed gaps in that approach. Several vehicles outside the original recall scope have since experienced the same failure, suggesting the earlier fix was not as comprehensive as intended.
What’s The Fix?
Impacted 2024–2026 Lucid Air Pure RWD models were built between September 13, 2023, and July 25, 2025, placing a fairly wide range of cars under scrutiny.
As before, Lucid will roll out a new over-the-air update designed to continuously monitor each vehicle in real time, looking for signs that a half-shaft may be at risk of disengagement. If the system detects a potential failure, the driver will be alerted and Lucid will replace the half-shaft bolts. If no issue is flagged, the company will not carry out any additional work.
Owners of Lucid Air models involved in the recall can expect to hear from the American car manufacturer by May 22.
