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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 49,000 model-year 2009-10 Mazda6 sedans in certain states 
 are being recalled for a corroding front cross-member.
Approximately 27,000 model-year 2017-18 Kia Niro hybrid wagons are 
 being recalled for their power relay assemblies.
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Approximately 27,100 model-year 2010-14 Subaru Legacy sedans and 
 Outback wagons equipped with manual transmissions are being recalled.
Approximately 807,000 model-year 2010-14 Toyota Prius hybrids and 
 model-year 2012-14 Prius v hybrids are being recalled.
Approximately 400 model-year 2018 Mercedes-Benz C300, C300 4Matic, 
 and Mercedes-AMG C63 and C63S coupes and sedans are being recalled.
Approximately 4,700 model-year 2018 Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG 
 GLC SUVs are being recalled for their front turn signals.
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Approximately 400 model-year 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 and S65 luxury 
 performance sedans and coupes are being recalled.
Recalls in the auto industry are a common occurrence. Not up to speed? 
 Not to worry. Here are some of the most significant recalls we covered 
 from September.