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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

In certain Atlases, Atlas Cross Sports, Golf GTIs and Golf Rs, the backup camera image may be delayed or deactivated after shifting into Reverse.
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The passenger occupant detection system may experience a fault in the wiring and deactivate the front passenger airbag when the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
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Some 401 nameplates were analyzed before we trimmed the index to the final 100; the remaining 301 vehicles are all equal in the eyes of the AMI.
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Volkswagen’s first big recall of 2024 affects more than 261,200 vehicles across both its lineup and that of its Audi luxury arm.
The integrated brake system may malfunction, resulting in a loss of power brake assist or causing the antilock brake and Dynamic Stability Control systems to malfunction.
Hyundai’s latest recall is out for a fire risk that affects nearly 91,000 sedans on account of water damage to the starter solenoid that could cause an electrical short.
A recall for more than 323,200 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD pickups is out over the risk of unwanted tailgate openings.