A brand-new luxury electric SUV with two safety recalls in under four months is a headline no automaker wants. What makes this one especially uncomfortable for Lucid is the finger is pointing directly at one of its own suppliers — and that story is messier than it sounds.
The Lucid Gravity, the brand’s highly anticipated electric SUV and its first vehicle beyond the Air sedan, is now facing a second safety recall. This time, the issue sits squarely in the second-row seatbelt system, and 97 percent of affected vehicles are estimated to carry the defect. That number is almost as alarming as the defect itself.
A seatbelt weld that should never have left the factory
During internal testing for a separate issue, Lucid engineers discovered that the outboard lap belt anchor bracket weld in the second row is both shorter than required and incorrectly positioned. In plain terms, if you’re sitting in the second row during a crash, that seatbelt may not hold the way it’s supposed to. That’s not a minor software glitch — it’s a structural safety failure with real consequences.
Vehicles carrying an insufficiently welded lap belt anchor bracket do not comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Lucid confirmed the flaw increases the risk of injury in a crash. The company had already issued a brief stop-sale on the Gravity earlier this year while it ran tests to determine whether the seatbelts could meet safety standards with or without a reinforcing bracket. Even with a bracket added, the components failed to meet load requirements — which is when Lucid escalated pressure on Camaco to bring its parts up to standard.
Lucid says supplier Camaco changed the process without telling anyone
Here’s where the blame game gets interesting. Lucid isn’t taking ownership of the manufacturing error — it’s placing it squarely on seat supplier Camaco. According to Lucid, Camaco changed its manufacturing process without notifying Lucid or receiving its approval. That’s a serious breach of standard supplier protocol in the automotive industry, where any process deviation typically requires engineering sign-off from the automaker.
Whether this deflection holds up under scrutiny is another question. The reality is, as the vehicle manufacturer, Lucid is ultimately responsible for every component in its SUV. Blaming a supplier may be factually accurate, but it doesn’t insulate Lucid from the reputational damage of sending thousands of vehicles to customers with a safety-critical weld that doesn’t meet federal standards. The real story here is a quality control pipeline that let this slip through to production at scale.
How this recall compares to the one just four months ago
The Gravity’s first recall, announced in December 2024, was relatively contained — only 66 vehicles were affected, and the issue involved seat covers that could prevent airbags from deploying properly. Alarming in nature, but limited in scope. This second recall is a different order of magnitude entirely.
| Detail | Recall 1 (Dec 2024) | Recall 2 (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Issue | Seat covers blocking airbags | Seatbelt anchor weld defect |
| Vehicles affected | 66 | 4,476 |
| Model years | 2026 | 2026–2026 |
| Estimated defect rate | Not disclosed | 97% |
| Root cause | Seat cover fitment | Supplier process change |
| Fix | Seat cover replacement | Bracket repair or full seat replacement |
| Cost to owner | Free | Free |
The affected vehicles in this second recall were built between December 2, 2024, and February 3, 2026 — essentially covering most of the Gravity’s entire production run to date. That’s not a short manufacturing window. It means a significant chunk of Gravity owners on the road right now are driving with a seatbelt anchor that may not perform correctly when they need it most.
What Lucid is doing — and what owners should expect next
Lucid has confirmed it will begin notifying affected owners starting May 22, 2026. Dealers will inspect vehicles for the non-conforming weld, and the repair path depends on what they find. If the weld is defective, technicians will first attempt to fix it using a reinforcing bracket and adhesive. If that isn’t sufficient, the entire second-row seat assembly will be replaced — at no cost to the owner.
I’d strongly encourage any Gravity owner to confirm their VIN against the official NHTSA recall database rather than waiting for a letter. Recall notifications can be delayed, and with 97 percent of these vehicles estimated to carry the defect, the odds are not in your favor. If you haven’t already, contact your Lucid dealer directly and ask for an inspection appointment the moment the recall service program opens. Don’t wait. A seatbelt that doesn’t hold in a crash isn’t a minor inconvenience — it’s the kind of failure that changes lives. Get it checked, get it fixed, and hold Lucid to the free repair it’s promised.
