Fixes / fix

Car trunk empty after loading

Work order / direct answer

Update 6 (2026-09-21) officially addressed this car trunk issue: Contents that were stored in the car vanish after a load. If it still occurs after updating, treat it as a possible regression or different cause, not a guaranteed repair of your existing save.

Match the symptom

Contents that were stored in the car vanish after a load.

Check before changing your save

Compare the last known trunk contents with your backpack and job location. Capture the save/load boundary.

  1. Confirm Steam has completed all available updates.
  2. Compare the last known trunk contents with your backpack and job location. Capture the save/load boundary.
  3. Do not overwrite your only populated-trunk save while experimenting.

Official fix versus your current save

The developer's Update 6 note establishes a historical fix for this symptom. It does not publish a universal recovery command or prove that a previously damaged save will repair itself. This guide has not independently retested your save.

Recovery decision

Do not overwrite your only populated-trunk save while experimenting.

  1. If the installed game is older than the named patch, update and retest the same action.
  2. If the issue persists, try an existing known-good save without overwriting the failing one.
  3. If it repeats, report car trunk, the exact objective, installed build and reproduction steps to the developer's Steam discussion board.

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Sources & build scope

Full release · official patch notes; not a local gameplay retest. Source review is separate from a gameplay test.