FAW controversies

Company response

• Recall — State Administration for Market Regulation

  China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced last week (August 21, 2026) the largest automotive recall in the country’s history over hidden door handles that may be difficult to open in an emergency.

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• According to report by and Channel News Asia, 4.3 million vehicles from nine brands are involved in the recall, with the remedy being the installation of high-visibility warning labels as well as software updates to automatically lower windows after a crash.

• “In extreme situations such as severe collisions causing the vehicle’s low-voltage system to fail, (the handles) may affect passengers’ ability to quickly open car doors for escape and rescue operations outside the vehicle,” SAMR said in a statement.

• Chinese-made Tesla vehicles accounted for the majority of that combined total, with 2.98 million cars involved in the recall. Other brands with affected vehicles include Xpeng, Xiaomi, Geely (for Zeekr and Lynk & Co models), Leapmotor, Chery, BAIC, Dongfeng and FAW Group (for Hongqi models).

Company response

• Recall — Xiaomi

• Remediation — Tesla

• Recall — Tesla

  本次召回涉及特斯拉Model 3、Model Y、Model S和Model X，小米SU7，极氪007和极氪X等多款新能源车。

• Remediation — XPeng

  小鹏、中国一汽等将在应急机械拉手附近加贴警示标识；特斯拉、小米、零跑、吉利等除增加标识外，还将通过汽车远程升级技术，调整事故后的车窗或解锁控制策略；奇瑞和北汽蓝谷则将更换改进后的应急机械拉手盖板，提高其可识别性。

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• eight other automakers filed recalls with China's market regulator on the same day for the identical interior-release problem, including Leapmotor, Chery, Dongfeng, BAIC BluePark and FAW

• 11 automakers in China issued related recalls addressing the same hidden emergency door release problem, with nine manufacturers, including Tesla, agreeing to install warning labels helping occupants locate the releases. Xiaomi, Xpeng, and Geely-owned brands Zeekr and Lynk & Co. were among the other manufacturers issuing recalls.

• 本次召回涉及特斯拉Model 3、Model Y、Model S和Model X，小米SU7，极氪007和极氪X等多款新能源车。

Company response

• Remediation — 中国第一汽车集团公司

  中国第一汽车集团公司将委托一汽奔腾轿车有限公司免费为召回范围内的车辆进行检查，如果车辆安装的是受影响的火花塞，则更换为其他品牌的火花塞；如果因原车火花塞问题已造成点火系统的主要零部件（ECU、点火线圈、保险丝等）损坏，则更换相关部件，以消除安全隐患。

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• 本次召回范围内车辆由于火花塞与点火系统匹配不良，EMC电磁兼容性测试值偏高，使干扰电压回馈给主电路，造成点火系统的主要零部件（ECU、点火线圈、保险丝等）强烈干扰；另外，由于个别火花塞螺杆安装长度错误或采用错误的螺杆导致的内部电阻空腔问题，会产生更大的干扰电压，而持续的大干扰电压更容易造成点火系统的主要零部件（ECU、点火线圈、保险丝等）的损坏。可能造成车辆发生抖动、发动机失火、无法启动等，极端情况下可能出现车辆行驶中熄火现象，存在安全隐患。

• 决定自2020年7月15日起，召回2015年9月18日至2016年11月27日期间生产的部分奔腾B30轿车，共计45406辆。