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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

Some 261,000 Mazda3 sedans and hatchbacks are being recalled for the plastic emblem on the steering wheel airbag module cover.
More than 47,000 2021 Nissan Rogues are being recalled for faulty backseat tether wires that could prevent a child-safety seat from being secured.
Volkswagen is following up on a January recall to add three more models in a repair related to the massive Takata airbag inflator safety action.
A rear suspension issue has prompted a recall for more than 380,000 Cadillac SRX and Saab 9-4X SUVs.
Nearly 139,000 Nissan Sentra compact sedans are being recalled for bent tie rods that could break and cause a loss of steering.
The recall affects the emergency jacks of model-year 2020-22 Encore GX and 2021-22 Trailblazer vehicles.
Discounts may still be dropping off as inventory does, but deals on a car can still be found. Here are June’s best.
More than 285,000 model-year 2021 sedans, sports cars and SUVs are being recalled for an airbag malfunction indicator light.
More than 85,500 model-year 2019-20 Volvos are being recalled for a low-pressure fuel pump that can blow a fuse.
BMW is recalling some 4,500 3 Series cars that had previously been recalled due to airbag inflators that were inspected but not replaced.