Lucid Motors has recalled 4,294 all-weather flooring mats bought as equipment for Air sedans. The mats may lure accelerator pedals within the down place, inflicting unintended acceleration. The recall doesn’t apply to the ground mats that ship with each Lucid. As a substitute, it covers rubber mats “bought as alternative gear by way of Lucid gross sales retailers and on-line retailer.”
Lucid just isn’t conscious of the issue taking place to an proprietor however says a gross sales affiliate lately found that it was potential.
The corporate tells federal security regulators that the all-weather flooring mats can “transfer out of place and intervene with the accelerator returning to idle.”
Designers use an anchor to safe most flooring mats on the motive force’s aspect, however not these, Lucid says. The rubber mats “have nibs on the underside although no gap by way of which an anchor attachment mechanism would join.”
As a result of the mats are after-market components inessential to the automobile’s perform, Lucid has no plans to restore them. As a substitute, the corporate says prospects ought to throw them out for security causes. Lucid will refund the acquisition value of the ground mats.
Automakers attempt to notify the homeowners of each affected automobile however can’t all the time attain everybody. To search out out in case your automobile has any excellent recollects, strive our simple VIN search instrument at our recall middle.