Chery is in the "tire door" involved nearly 7 million

A few days ago, Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. submitted a recall report to AQSIQ and decided to recall some of the Ruiqi X1 vehicles from September 8, 2010, involving a total of 3,200 vehicles. This recall is due to the possibility of interference between the front tires and chassis thrust rod components during extreme use conditions (in the case where the brakes are applied while the vehicle steering wheel is turned to the extreme position).

“The interference hazards pointed out in this recall announcement are caused by pattern styles.” Assistant General Manager Jin Yibo of Chery Automobile told the China Economic Times reporter that there are two types of tires in Ruiqi X1 vehicles, namely 185/65R15 CHAMPIRO128 and 185/65R15CHAMPIRO228.

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Jin Yibo said that the two types of tires are the same in terms of material, size, etc. The difference is in the pattern style. The recalled vehicle is limited to the Raychem X1 with 185/65R15 CHAMPIRO228 tires. Chery Automobile will inspect the vehicles in the recall range and replace it with 185/65R15 CHAMPIRO128 tires (5 spare tires) free of charge. The former will not interfere because the pattern will cause the front tires to interfere with the thrust rod components of the chassis.

Chery says "tire door" is a small probability event

Jin Yibo emphasized to the reporter that the recall was not caused by the negligence of the manufacturer in the quality inspection. He said that the “interference between the tire and the chassis thrust lever” in the middle part of the recall announcement only occurred when the driver drove extremely.

When asked by the reporter that the vehicle was in the test drive test phase, the recall did not include a positive answer when the recall involved the detection of how the vehicle was driving through extreme conditions.

The technical manager of the above-mentioned vehicle maintenance company told the reporter that the detection of various extreme driving conditions should be carried out during the product delivery inspection stage. "In the absence of any problem with the quality of the product, when the car is in extreme driving, the front-wheel tires and the vehicle suspension components should be at least one centimeter away."

Under the reporter's inquiries, Jin Yibo pointed out that the involved vehicle production date was from December 1, 2009 to January 12, 2010. As of June of this year, the Chery 400 customer service hotline received a total of 10 tires related to the front wheels. Customer feedback of chassis thrust rod component interference. “This is a very small probability event relative to the sales figures.” He said that Chery’s choice of recall was a responsibility for the user in the absence of any accident.

Tyre door damages nearly 7 million

The reporter learned from the Chery Automobile staff that Chery Automobile involved approximately RMB 6 million and 7 million in the recall. In addition, according to Mr. Zhao, a technical staff of a 4S shop of FAW-Volkswagen, according to the quote of Ruiqi X1 (from 55,800 yuan to 66,800 yuan), the unit price of the tire is estimated to be around 400 yuan. Of the 3,200 vehicles involved in this recall, each vehicle needs to replace 5 tires, and it is estimated that Chery’s loss is about 6.4 million.

Jin Yibo told reporters that the cost of the recall will be fully borne by Chery Automobile, and the owners of Realtek X1 do not need to earn a penny.

The above technician Mr. Zhao told the reporter that there are mainly two kinds of situations in which the recall costs are borne. One is that recalled product defects are caused by design problems. Recall costs should be borne by the automobile manufacturer. The other is due to parts quality problems. The manufacturer will prepay the recall fees, and the car manufacturers will follow the zero. The component provider negotiates the cost of the issue. "Chery recalled the Ruiqi X1 because of improper selection of the car tire pattern." Jin Yibo once again stressed.

Jin Xiaobo told reporters that the number of complaints reached 10 in June this year. Chery Automobile has already made free tire replacements for some of the vehicles that are authorized to carry out routine maintenance at the time of applying for a recall announcement. He expects the actual end of the recall will probably be before the 11th Golden Week.