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Recently, due to potential safety hazards, Beijing Benz EQC officially announced a recall. The specific models involved are some EQC electric vehicles for the period from November 30, 2018 to December 15, 2021, with a total of 10,104 units.
The reason for the recall is that the cooling system in the electric drive module of some vehicles may have been undersealed, resulting in leakage of coolant. Under extreme conditions, the output power of the vehicle's electric drive module will be reduced, and there is a safety hazard. Beijing Benz will also inspect the vehicle through the recall, and if there is a problem, it will replace the improved electric drive module assembly free of charge to eliminate safety hazards.
It is worth noting that the recall will not be launched until August, the specific reason is that the electric drive module involved is produced by the overseas factories of the relevant suppliers, and there are many uncertainties due to the epidemic. In addition, after the recall, the electric drive modules involved will be extended from the existing warranty period of 8 years and 160,000 kilometers (subject to first-come) to 10 years and 250,000 kilometers (subject to first-come), extending the warranty for parts involved in the vehicle.
It is worth noting that due to the frequent failures of Mercedes-Benz EQC motors, there have been owners who jointly defend their rights, and what they reflect is precisely the coolant problem. At that time, the owner elaborated on the problem of EQC, and expressed his belief in Mercedes-Benz's brand and attitude, hoping that Mercedes-Benz would take responsibility.
It is worth mentioning that Mercedes-Benz EQC has been recalled twice before due to the lack of tightness of the air conditioning condensing pipe and the failure of the steering system, and this time it is recalled again due to the coolant problem, which really makes people doubt the quality control of Mercedes-Benz, and some netizens sharply pointed out that Mercedes-Benz oil and electricity products are not reliable.
It is understood that as a new pure electric brand launched by Mercedes-Benz, the Mercedes-Benz EQ series is currently the vanguard of Mercedes-Benz's practice of the new four modernizations, and EQC is also based on the fuel version of the Mercedes-Benz GLC, which is priced at 499,800 yuan, which is not cheap. At the same time, its sales are relatively bleak, the data shows that in 2020, Mercedes-Benz EQC sales of 3863 vehicles, 2021 EQC sales of 6098 vehicles, the cumulative sales is also about 10,000 units.
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Undoubtedly, with the advent of the new four modernizations of automobiles, Mercedes-Benz will also accelerate its product update iteration, and new energy vehicles are also the main direction of attack, after Beijing Benz sales and marketing chief operating officer Duan Jianjun has said that in 2022 Mercedes-Benz "new energy model sales will continue to expand", which is in line with the current development trend of the automobile market, but the problem is that if quality problems occur frequently, then Mercedes-Benz's electrification road may be full of twists and turns.
(This article is originally produced by the editorial department of [Auto Industry] New Media, the author of this article is Lan Zhan, and the source should be indicated when reprinting)