\n<\/p>\n
Lucid Group issued a recall for hundreds of Air sedans over a flaw that could cause the vehicles to lose power and increase the risk of a crash, according to a filing<\/a> with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n Newark, California based automaker first filed a recall notice with NHTSA in February for 273 model year 2022 and 2023 Air vehicles after discovering that some electrically activated contact switches that transfer energy to the drive motors, may unexpectedly open, cutting off power to the electric motors. That recall has since been updated<\/a> to add another 336 vehicles, which require a software update to assess whether any contactor replacements, according to a spokesperson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFor Lucid, the safety of our customers and their families is the highest priority, and we are working to resolve this issue as quickly as is possible,\u201d a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. \u201cLucid will soon begin contacting the owners of affected vehicles to notify them of the recall and to provide further information.\u201d<\/p>\n Lucid said its service centers will update the\u00a0vehicle software and replace the contactor switches, as necessary, free of charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n CEO Peter Rawlinson actually mentioned the recall during the company\u2019s earnings call in February, noting that the company\u2019s software capabilities were demonstrated through its recent decision to initiate a voluntary recall of a small number of Lucid Airs related to a supplier issue.\u00a0 The recall wasn\u2019t posted on the NHTSA website until recently and was included in its email digest Monday morning.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be clear \u2014 we were not required by the government to do this. But we have an unwavering commitment to our customers,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cWe were able to identify potentially impacted vehicles by sending a software update to our vehicles that allowed us to scan for a particular electrical signature within each car and thereby identify the less than 300 cars estimated to be potentially affected by this supplier issue.\u201d<\/p>\n Lucid has struggled with supply chain constraints for more than a year. The company produced 7,180 vehicles in 2022. Of those<\/span> 4,369 were delivered<\/a>. Lucid set 2023 annual production targets of 10,000 to 14,000, which is roughly half of the 20,000 to 22,000 deliveries analysts had expected for the year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n