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NHTSA complaint #11484693

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2022 LUCID AIR

Manufacturer

Lucid USA, Inc.

Components

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Dates

Incident: 09/04/2022
Filed: 09/15/2022

Owner complaint summary

The contact owns a 2022 Lucid Air. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed in inclement weather, there was a lightning strike in close proximity, causing the vehicle to lose motive power. The vehicle inadvertently rebooted and the contact was able to park the vehicle next to a residential garage; however, after turning off the vehicle, the vehicle was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a battery pack had short-circuited and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the lightning strike was not related to the failure. The failure mileage was 243.

This is an owner complaint filed with NHTSA (ODI #11484693). It is not automatically an official recall, investigation outcome, or manufacturer admission unless the complaint text itself describes one.
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Official record ID (ODI): 11484693. This page is the human-readable source link used across afterwarranty. The raw JSON link proxies NHTSA's public API for machine verification; prefer this page when reading the complaint.