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Patrick Masterson

Patrick Masterson is Chief Copy Editor at Cars.com. He joined the automotive industry in 2016 as a lifelong car enthusiast and has achieved the rare feat of applying his journalism and media arts degrees as a writer, fact-checker, proofreader and editor his entire professional career. He lives by an in-house version of the AP stylebook and knows where semicolons can go.

More than 131,000 Ram heavy-duty pickup trucks and chassis cabs are being recalled for a potential fire risk with the intake heater-grid relay.
Following a recall of S60 and S80 sedans for the same reason, Volvo is issuing a recall for 2001-07 V70 and XC70 wagons to fix faulty airbag inflators.
Volvo is issuing a recall for some 259,000 S60 and S80 sedans over potentially defective driver-side airbag inflators that could explode upon deployment.
Hyundai is recalling more than 466,000 variants of its Sonata sedan for a software malfunction for the turn signals.
More than 228,000 model-year 2020-21 Explorer, Aviator and Corsair SUVs require a software update to fix failing backup cameras.
Ford is recalling more than 126,000 Explorer SUVs over concerns of a toe link fracture in the rear suspension.
Hyundai is recalling more than 95,500 model-year 2017 Sonata Hybrids and Tucsons for prematurely worn connecting rod bearings that could lead to engine damage or a fire.
Kia is recalling more than 88,000 2015-17 Sedona minivans for a software malfunction regarding its turn signals.
Toyota is recalling some 158,500 Tundra pickup trucks for an issue regarding a potential fire risk involving their halogen headlamps.