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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

Approximately 9,800 model-year 2018-19 Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-Maybach S560 sedans are being recalled for engine oil plugs.
Approximately 220 model-year 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class and GLS-Class SUVs are being recalled for cross-member seams.
Approximately 3,300 model-year 2020 BMW X3 and X4 SUVs, 3 Series sedans, and 8 Series coupes and convertibles are being recalled for front seat belt buckles.
The third-row upper seat belt attachment may not stay connected to the vehicle in the event of a crash on approximately 280 model-year 2018-20 Bentley Bentayga luxury SUVs.
The latch pawl spring-tab design is susceptible to cracking and failure in areas with high ambient temperatures.
Moisture may enter the starter generator and cause an electrical short circuit on approximately 5,500 model-year 2019-20 Audi A6 sedans.
The interior door handle mechanism may fail on approximately 30 model-year 2020 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ coupes and convertibles.
The bolt connecting the steering shaft to the steering gear may loosen on approximately 230 model-year 2019 Audi Q8 and model-year 2017-19 Audi Q7 SUVs.
The seat belt webbing sensor locking mechanism may not lock as intended on approximately 450 model-year 2020 Infiniti Q60 sedans.
Auto stop-start may not operate correctly, resulting in a vehicle stall on approximately 39,000 model-year 2020 Toyota Highlander SUVs.