Lucid over-the-air update V2.9.0
What it saysThis software update brings improvements to Navigation, Charging, DreamDrive, Audio and Media, Ambient Lighting, and Shock and Tilt. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Lucid filed this with NHTSA as an over-the-air update dated Apr 26, 2026, received May 7, 2026, about the lane departure — 1 document under this number: v2.9.0. It names 5 model years (2022–2026). An over-the-air update is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThis software update brings improvements to Navigation, Charging, DreamDrive, Audio and Media, Ambient Lighting, and Shock and Tilt.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v2.9.0 | Over-the-air update | Apr 26, 2026 | 11032396 | PDF, 346 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 5 model years this bulletin names have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 46 of them name Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance, Vehicle Speed Control — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
Last spring my car had a drive system fault and the car stopped operating while on the road. Lucid replaced the computer system at my cost because I am a commercial driver. This last Thursday I was driving and my car went into turtle moad for no reason while I was on the freeway when I pulled off the road it ceased operating again.
2026 Lucid Air · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 19, 2026 · ODI 11765537
Specifically, I need to highlight the following critical issues: Severe Rear Windshield Condensation & Zero Visibility: Every morning, a thick blanket of condensation forms on the inside of the rear windshield. Their is no wiper and rear windows are heated electronically by pressing a rear defroster button on infotainment display.
2026 Lucid Air · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 6, 2026 · ODI 11762448
Yesterday around 10am I was going to pick up a friend from a car shop, I used my lucid navigation to follow the address, when I got there I went to to business next door because the address took me there. When I noticed I was at the wrong business, in my mind the goal was to park somewhere and make a u turn.
2023 Lucid Air · Vehicle Speed Control · filed with NHTSA Oct 2, 2026 · ODI 11768508
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the lane departure
Source: same model, same component group7 other manufacturer communications filed against the Lucid Air under the same component group (lane departure), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCID OTA V2.8.1 | Over-the-air update | Aug 29, 2025 | This update enhances performance and optimizations regarding AC charging, mobile app, hands-free driving assist and hands-free lane assist. |
| LUCID OTA V2.8.0 | Over-the-air update | Aug 2, 2025 | This OTA enhances performance and optimizations regarding improvements to the mobile app, AC charging, hands-free driving assist, hands-free… |
| OTA V2.6.16 | Over-the-air update | May 1, 2025 | This software update brings improvements to Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Change Assist, and efficiency of the Front Drive Units. |
| V2.6.15 | Over-the-air update | Apr 20, 2025 | This software update brings improvements to Drive Assist, DreamDrive Pro, efficiency in the front drive units, and Bluetooth Connectivity. |
| OTA v2.1.48 | Service bulletin | Dec 19, 2023 | This OTA software update brings updates and improvements to the Lucid Air Sapphire's ADAS, Sirius XM, Navigation, Powertrain, Turn Signals… |
| OTA-2.0.13 | Service bulletin | Jul 12, 2023 | This OTA update will introduce enhancements to the Infotainment System of the Lucid Air with improvements on the Navigation, DreamDrive, Inf… |
| OTA-2.2.2 | Service bulletin | Jun 28, 2023 | This Over-the-Air ("OTA") will introduce enhancements to the Infotainment System, such as Navigation, DreamDrive, Infotainment Reset, Chargi… |
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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Lucid, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Lucid V2.9.0 a recall?
No. A over-the-air update is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the V2.9.0 repair free?
A over-the-air update is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does V2.9.0 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 5 model years: 2026 Lucid Air, 2025 Lucid Air, 2024 Lucid Air, 2023 Lucid Air, 2022 Lucid Air. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.