Lucid recalls 27,000+ Air EVs over software eFuse fire risk, deploys OTA update

Lucid has filed one of its largest recalls to date, recalling 27,185 Lucid Air EVs over a fire risk. The recall covers nearly 27,000 electric sedans produced between October 11, 2021, and July 27, 2026. By the time Lucid filed the recall, however, it had already fixed 20,719 affected Air sedans through an over-the-air update. That still leaves roughly 6,466 vehicles exposed to the fire hazard, and despite the software patch, Lucid has advised Air owners to park their vehicles outside.

Every Lucid Air sedan built after October 2021 is now subject to a fire-risk recall, and by the time regulators received the paperwork, nearly three-quarters of the affected EVs had already been quietly fixed. That is not the usual order for recalls, which typically precede repairs rather than trail them by weeks.

A dangerous eFuse situation

So, what fire hazard prompted Lucid to issue the recall in the first place? An eFuse that would not quit. The eFuse controlling circuits inside Lucid EVs is a software-controlled breaker rather than a physical fuse, designed to cut power during a current spike.

The eFuse integrated into Lucid Air EVs built between October 2021 and July 2026 did not always follow that logic, allowing a faulty circuit to stay energized long after it should have opened.

Lucid submitted the recall document to the NHTSA on August 20, providing a clear regulatory explanation that the affected circuits “may provide insufficient overcurrent protection by allowing continued circuit energization at excess amperage.” In simpler terms, the fuse could forget to do its job.

The filing traces the issue back to a company-owned Lucid Air that caught fire in the front left corner, though a third-party investigator could not reach a definitive conclusion. The suspected cause was a front light combination fire, and two similar cases were reported in March 2025 and May 2026. Those incidents prompted Lucid’s Product Safety Working Group to open a formal inquiry.

Not Lucid's first recall to date

Four additional smoke incidents occurred between October 2025 and April 2026, all traced to overheating in the center high-mounted stop lamp circuit. This is not the first time Lucid has issued a recall and patched it with an over-the-air fix. In 2024, 5,251 Lucid Airs were affected by a high-voltage interlock software failure.

Software update 2.10.0 lowers the eFuse’s amperage threshold and disables retry logic, which could otherwise let a tripped circuit re-energize within the same cycle. The recall is significant, especially when compared with the total number of cars Lucid delivered in all of 2025.