Lucid is recalling 27,185 Air sedans over a wiring flaw that can overheat and spark a fire under the hood, but owners won’t need a dealer appointment to get it fixed, according to NHTSA’s own recall filing, campaign number 26V540000.

Key Points

• 27,185 Lucid Air sedans from the 2022 through 2026 model years are covered, per NHTSA’s recall database.
• The defect sits in the software-controlled eFuse that’s supposed to protect the exterior lighting circuit; NHTSA’s filing says it can allow “insufficient overcurrent protection,” letting the circuit overheat.
• Lucid pushed a fix over the air in July, and by the time the recall was filed on August 28, 2026, more than 20,000 of the affected cars already had it installed, according to Kelley Blue Book’s reporting on the filing.
• As of that report, more than 6,000 owners still hadn’t installed the update; Lucid must mail written notices to those owners by October 16, 2026.

What Actually Failed

The problem traces back to a piece of software logic, not a physical wiring harness. Lucid’s low-voltage exterior lighting circuit relies on an eFuse, essentially a digital circuit breaker, to cut power before current climbs high enough to cook the wiring around it. NHTSA’s filing describes a version of that logic that didn’t trip in time, letting the circuit run hotter than it should and creating both a fire risk and, separately, a chance the exterior lights fail entirely, which raises crash risk after dark.

Owners who haven’t yet installed the fix are being told to park outside and away from structures in the meantime, standard language NHTSA requires for any active fire-risk recall. Lucid has said publicly, per Kelley Blue Book, that vehicles running the updated software “are adequately protected against thermal events on the lighting circuits,” which is the company’s way of confirming the over-the-air patch actually closes the gap rather than just papering over it.

Why the Timeline Looks Backwards

It’s an unusual sequence: the software fix went out in July, weeks before the recall paperwork was filed with regulators in late August. That’s a function of how NHTSA’s process works for connected vehicles. A manufacturer can, and often should, push a safety-critical patch as soon as it’s ready rather than waiting for the formal recall notice to clear, then file the recall afterward to document the fix and account for every VIN it covers. For the roughly 20,000 Air owners who already had the update installed before their recall letter ever showed up, the fix was already done. For the remaining owners, the over-the-air download takes care of it without a service center visit, a meaningful difference from a wiring recall that would otherwise mean scheduling a hoist and a technician’s time.

What Owners Should Do

• Check your Lucid app or infotainment screen to confirm software version 2.10.0 or later is installed.
• If it isn’t yet installed, park outside and away from your house or garage until the update lands.
• Watch for Lucid’s mailed notice, which must go out to remaining owners no later than October 16, 2026.