Lucid’s ‘fire risk’ recall was for LED lights & already fixed by a July software update

This one's about cars, not home energy upgrades, but here's the gist for context: Lucid recalled 27,185 of its Air electric vehicles, from model years 2022 through 2026, after finding a fire risk tied to the exterior LED lights. The software controlling those lights, through a component called an eFuse, didn't properly limit current, which could cause the lights to overheat and, in rare cases, smoke or catch fire. Over three years, Lucid found three fire incidents and four smoke incidents linked to the issue.

The good news is the fix was already released in July as a software update, since Lucid vehicles connect to the internet and can update remotely. By August 20, about 20,700 of the affected cars had already gotten the update automatically, with roughly 6,500 still needing it. Owners without the fix will get a mailed recall notice around October, but there's no need to wait for that letter to update the car's software.

Lucid recommends parking outside until the update is applied, which is standard recall caution. If your vehicle already has the update, there's nothing more to do. If you're not sure, checking for the latest software version resolves the concern, since the fix simply reduces power sent to the lighting circuits and stops the system from repeatedly trying to reactivate a light that's faulted.