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According to the automobile recall announcement issued by the defective Product Management Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration in October, the "domestic passenger car recall list in October 2019" was sorted out.

In October, domestic passenger cars issued six recalls involving brands including Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Subaru and Volkswagen, due to rising oil levels, faulty airbags and loose screws.

In terms of the number of recalls, Kia, the Korean brand with the largest number of recalls, recalled 69324 vehicles in October; German brands Mercedes-Benz and Porsche recalled 3533 and 2083 vehicles respectively in October, ranking second and third on the recall list. Japanese brand Subaru recalled 667 vehicles in October, ranking fourth on the recall list. The smallest number is German Volkswagen, which recalled 293 vehicles in October.

Specific reasons for the recall, Kia KX5 because the vehicle continues to drive in a low temperature environment for a short distance, the engine oil level will rise, when the oil level rises to a certain extent, the engine fault indicator may be lit, if the vehicle continues to run in this state may cause engine damage, so recall 69324 KX5. It is worth noting that in November last year, Kia recalled 68567 KX5 vehicles for the same reason, which can be said to be the second recall of KX5.

Mercedes-Benz recalled 3533 vehicles in October, including 13 imported SL Class, 7 imported S-Class and 3513 Mercedes-Benz Gle SUV. Among them, Mercedes-Benz GLE recalled 3513 Mercedes-Benz GLE because the drainage hose of this air conditioner was not installed correctly, and the condensate of the air conditioner may enter the occupant cabin, which may lead to a short circuit. Mercedes-Benz S-Class recalls 7 Mercedes-Benz S-Class because the fixed bolt torque of A-column, B-column and C-column does not meet the requirements, which may separate from the car body and break down with the safety air curtain. Mercedes-Benz SL class is affected by the "Takata airbag", due to the co-driver airbag airbag sewing does not meet the requirements, may lead to tears at the airbag seam, the protection function is affected, the recall number is 13.

It is worth noting that Porsche, which ranked third, was also due to problems with Takata airbags, as a result of possible failure of the internal power circuit of electronic control of airbags, which may cause airbags and seat belt pretenders to unfold, stop or start accidentally, thus increasing the risk of vehicle accidents or human injuries, Porsche recalled 2083 911, Boxster, Cayman and Panamera.

Subaru due to some vehicles changed the engine exhaust manifold liner style, resulting in lower torque of the exhaust manifold fastening nut than the specified value, may cause engine exhaust manifold loose, resulting in unpurified exhaust leakage, does not meet vehicle emission standards, so Subaru recalled 667 forest men, lions and proud tigers.

Volkswagen Passat, which caught up with the last bus recalled in October, officially filed with the State Municipal Administration on October 31 that due to the problem of insufficient fastening torque of the nut, the connecting nut may come loose during the use of the vehicle, affecting the steering function of the vehicle. Therefore, Volkswagen decided to recall 293 Passats.

Overall, the number of domestic passenger car recalls finally fell back in October. In October, the number of recalls of domestic passenger cars fell 90.50% from a year earlier, down 87.42% from the previous month. Specific quantity: the total number of domestic passenger vehicles recalled was 603742 in September 2019 and 798950 in October 2018.

In October this year, the quality Development Bureau of the General Administration of Market Supervision also issued a supplementary notice on further strengthening the recall management of new energy vehicle products by the General Office of the General Administration of Market Supervision, which clearly requires that if a smoke or fire accident occurs in a new energy vehicle, the producer shall report the basic information of the accident within 12 hours after the accident. After the fire accident of the new energy vehicle, the producer shall take the initiative to check whether there is a fire safety hidden danger in the same model and batch; if the vehicle is out of control or accidental acceleration, the producer shall report in time.

If the producer fails to report the accident information or practices fraud in time as required by this circular, the quality Development Bureau of the General Administration of Market Supervision will publicly inform the public, and shall be punished in accordance with the regulations on the Administration of defective Automobile products recall, the measures for the implementation of regulations on the recall of defective Automobile products and other relevant laws and regulations.

The automobile product recall has both advantages and disadvantages to the automobile companies. The advantage is that it shows that the automobile companies attach importance to the automobile products and the protection of consumers' personal safety. The disadvantage is that it may lead to a decline in brand sales or even a decline in sales of the whole enterprise.

However, consumers pay more attention to the advantages of performance, the guarantee of quality, and the responsible attitude of car companies to consumers, even if the recall has little impact on car companies. For example, for the ten generations of Accord recalled because of stall, even if the recall is carried out, sales are still hot.

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