According to the past practice, before 315, the automotive industry will usher in a "pinch point" recall to avoid the CCTV 315 evening roll call. 2022 is no exception, on March 4, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai Motor, Harley-Davidson, etc. issued a recall of 33,097 vehicles in 5 batches, staged a "pinch point" recall.
The recall involved a total of 5 batches of 33,097 vehicles, of which Mercedes-Benz China and Beijing Benz became the major recallers, with a total of 30,807 recalls, including 5,034 imported S-class vehicles and 25,773 domestic C-class vehicles. The defect in the Mercedes-Benz recall vehicle is mainly due to a software problem with the control unit of the communication module, which may cause the voice connection to not be established during the emergency call or the emergency call function to be unusable, resulting in the relevant rescue delay. As long as the remote upgrade of the car (OTA) technology can be removed from the security risk, according to the requirements of the OTA upgrade also need to be filed.
Hyundai Motor (China) recalled 1,090 imported Kia Kahua, which is known to have been domestically produced, and the models recalled this time are all produced from 2016 to 2018. In the event of a collision of the recalled vehicle, there may be a safety hazard that the airbag may not be able to unfold properly. Hazards can be eliminated by upgrading the airbag control module program and replacing the control module.
BMW China and BMW Brilliance recalled a total of 43 BMW 3 Series, X3 and imported BMW 2 Series, 3 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, X3, X5 and X6 models. BMW's recall involved the most models, but the number of recalled models was the smallest. The recalled vehicles are mainly affected by Takata airbags and have safety hazards, and airbags need to be replaced.
Among them, bmw and hyundai car recalls have involved airbag defects, which have greater hidden dangers for the safety of drivers and occupants. However, the solution taken is slightly different, one needs to replace the airbag and the other needs to upgrade the control program. Both mercedes-benz and Hyundai recalls have involved software issues with the communication control unit, and while the solution only needs to be upgraded, the harm is not to be underestimated.
There are also two motorcycle model recalls, BMW (China) recalled 573 imported K1600 series motorcycles, there is a rear shock absorber at the vehicle articulated tie rod does not meet the design strength standards, with the increase in use time may fracture the hidden danger; Harley-Davidson (Shanghai) recalled 584 PAN AMERICA 1250 SPECIAL imported motorcycles, passenger seat handheld handle (connected to the base mounting position) Internal thread is defective.
Automobile manufacturing from parts to vehicles, involving many process links, any link of negligence, will leave more or less large or small safety hazards. "The articulated tie rod does not meet the design strength standard" is obviously a defect caused by the lack of strict quality control of the parts manufacturing process and the low degree of management refinement.
In fact, every year before 315, it is not uncommon for the automotive industry to adopt "pinch point" recalls. Looking back at March 3, 2021, BMW Brilliance recalled 608 525Li, 530Li and 740Li cars, Mercedes-Benz recalled 125568 imported and domestic C-class vehicles, Volvo recalled 458 imported S60 and other models, and Volkswagen recalled 35 Lamborghini brand Huracans.
History is always strikingly similar, with BMW Brilliance and Mercedes-Benz cars recalled at almost the same time. Compared with the BMW car dragonfly-like recall, the number of recalls by Mercedes-Benz cars is not small. However, the number of first recalls in March this year has decreased compared to last year.
Another recall is expected before 315.
Looking back again on 2021, on March 12, Mercedes-Benz China and Beijing Benz once again staged a whistle recall, large-scale recall of imported and domestic A-class, B-class, C-class, E-class, S-class, GLA, GLB, GLC, GLE, GLS S, CLA, SLC, CLS, SL, G-class, AMG GT, EQC vehicles, a total of 2600677 vehicles. Imported and domestic B-class, E-class, S-class, GLA, GLB, GLC, GLE, GLS, CLA, SL, AMG GT vehicles, a total of 33 vehicles. Imported and domestic A-class, B-class, C-class, E-class, S-class, CLA, CLS, EQC, GLA, GLB, GLC, GLE, GLS, G-class vehicles, a total of 333 vehicles.
It is inconceivable that more than 2.6 million recalls were designed on such a large scale just to activate the communication module software. During the same period, BAIC Maxus recalled 866 V90 models and 711 G10 models, for a total of 1577 recalls. Relatively speaking, this time it is more like a real move.
Therefore, before 315 this year, the automotive industry does not rule out that there will be a recall drama.