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Patrick Masterson

I joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and have achieved the rare feat of applying my journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor my entire professional career, which has somehow been more than a decade solely at Cars.com and currently as Chief Copy Editor. I live by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and know where the semicolons can go, which you can occasionally find updated proof of in the stories

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Articles by Patrick Masterson

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Volkswagen is recalling around a thousand model-year 2023 ID.4 SUVs equipped with rear-wheel drive over the risk of a fire.
Some 101,000 Lincoln Aviator and Corsair SUVs are being recalled over a seat belt warning malfunction that stems from the audio system.
A latecomer to the list of vehicles affected by the expansive Takata airbag inflator crisis is the Volkswagen Beetle.
A new recall affecting more than 111,200 Bolt EVs involves a fire risk from an unexpected source: the seat belt pretensioner.
Subaru’s latest recall for its three-row SUV stems from the electrical system and could lead to a fire.
Ram is recalling its 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups for faulty tailgates that could open unexpectedly.
NHTSA says the latest death, involving the rupture of a 2002 Honda Accord, is the 23rd fatality confirmed as related to the faulty airbag inflators.
The family of GM’s heaviest model-year 2021 SUVs is being recalled for what amounts to an electrical issue, and it affects some 338,700 vehicles.
Owners of model-year 2008-09 Kia Sportages may need to park their SUVs outside again thanks to a new recall over a fire risk that affects nearly 72,000 vehicles.