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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

below.

Articles by Patrick Masterson

A malfunctioning brake assist is the root cause of BMW’s latest recall for more than 50,000 vehicles, including the Supra it jointly developed with Toyota.
A new recall for the Transit and Transit Connect vans involves the locking retractor for the front-passenger seat belt.
Subaru is issuing a recall for more than 165,000 vehicles from its 2018-20 model-year lineup, as well as the 2018-19 Toyota 86, over a faulty fuel pump.
Seat belts are the focus of a recall affecting more than 21,000 BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce and Toyota vehicles. Read more on the issue here.
More than 50,000 Bolt EV electric hatchbacks are being recalled again for a fire risk with the battery.
More than 21,000 Chrysler 300s, Dodge Chargers and Dodge Challengers are being recalled for improperly bonded windshields.
Ford has issued a global recall that includes approximately 676,000 Explorer SUVs for a fractured rear suspension issue.
Some 410,000 model-year 2015-16 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 trucks are being recalled for an issue with the roof rail airbag.
More than 331,000 Chevrolet and GMC heavy-duty pickup trucks are being recalled for a fire risk thanks to an optional engine block heater cord that could cause a short circuit.