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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

Kia is issuing a second major recall in less than two months for vehicles affected by a fire risk, this time for the Seltos and Soul.
Two enormous recalls are out today for Subaru owners, and if you have a 2019 Crosstrek, your car is affected by both of them.
Toyota is recalling more than 279,000 model-year 2009-15 Venzas for damaged wires that may cause airbag sensors to fail.
Some 1,200 2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUVs are being recalled for an issue with the side curtain airbags.
A faulty fuel pump inside the fuel tank is at the root of a new recall for more than 628,000 Honda and Acura vehicles.
More than 153,000 Audi A3 sedans and hatchbacks are being recalled for the front passenger occupant detection systems that activate the airbags.
GM is issuing its second recall in three months for 2021 Cadillac Escalades, Chevrolet Suburbans and Tahoes, and GMC Yukons over faulty seat belts.
More than 94,000 Hyundai Genesis and Genesis G80 sedans are being recalled for their antilock brake systems.
Nissan is issuing a recall for some 127,000 Altima sedans and Titan pickup trucks equipped with overcured Continental tires.
A small population of Audi sedans, wagons and coupes is the subject of an airbag recall issued from Audi.