diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c09ea8..634fc58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
-Latest published Workshop version: **0.0.139**
+Latest published Workshop version: **0.0.140**
+
+## 2026-11-05 — Garage vehicle access
+
+- Fixed garage vehicles refusing player entry because of civilian faction hostility.
 
 ## 2026-11-03 — Spectator body camera and player names
 
diff --git a/addons/core/Scripts/Game/ERR/10_AI/ERR_GarageVehicles.c b/addons/core/Scripts/Game/ERR/10_AI/ERR_GarageVehicles.c
index 0ec2ff2..965f73e 100644
--- a/addons/core/Scripts/Game/ERR/10_AI/ERR_GarageVehicles.c
+++ b/addons/core/Scripts/Game/ERR/10_AI/ERR_GarageVehicles.c
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ class ERR_GarageVehicles
   {
    ERR_Actors.DeleteSpawned(entity); if (m_PendingBike) m_BikeCandidate++; return;
   }
-  Faction civilian = GetGame().GetFactionManager().GetFactionByKey("CIV");
-  if (civilian) ERR_Actors.SetFaction(vehicle, civilian);
+  // Empty vehicles start unaffiliated; vanilla assigns the first occupant's
+  // faction. Forcing CIV here can block player entry before that transfer.
   SCR_FuelManagerComponent fuel = SCR_FuelManagerComponent.Cast(vehicle.FindComponent(SCR_FuelManagerComponent));
   if (fuel) fuel.SetTotalFuelPercentage(Math.RandomFloat(0.3, 0.8));
   ERR_ParkedVehicle parked = new ERR_ParkedVehicle(); parked.Entity = vehicle; parked.Site = site; parked.Origin = m_Position;