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According to the recall announcement data of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, a total of 42 recall announcements were launched in the third quarter of this year, involving 23 car brands, a total of 2.29 million vehicles were recalled, an increase of 36.53% compared with the second quarter and down 60.57% from the third quarter of last year compared with the same period last year. The recall was mainly due to failures in airbags, engines and fuel systems.

According to statistics, the main recall in the third quarter of 2018 was in September, recalling a total of 4.111 million vehicles, of which 3.33 million defective cars were involved in GM's Buick and Chevrolet brands. The recall in the third quarter of 2019 was mainly concentrated in August, with a total of 1.304 million vehicles recalled, of which Beijing Hyundai became the main "contributor" to the recall.

In terms of car series, Japanese Toyota, Honda and Korean Hyundai were the main brands in the recall, with 5693228, 400377 and 346756 respectively, accounting for 57.59 per cent of the recall in the third quarter.

Judging from the reasons for the recall, the main causes of the recall in the third quarter were the failure of airbags and seat belts, engines and fuel systems, of which airbags and seat belts accounted for 32.82%, engine recalls accounted for 30.85%, and fuel system recalls accounted for 13.28%. Among them, Takata airbags led to a total of 730000 vehicles recalled, accounting for 32.1% of the recall, an increase of 64.1 over the same period last year, including Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and Honda.

In addition to the Takata airbag problem, engine failure is also the main cause of vehicle recall. Beijing Hyundai filed a record with the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration on August 8 because the liquid level of the engine increased or caused engine damage when the vehicle was driving for a short distance in a low temperature environment. Recall the production from August 2015 to September 2018, the number of brand new Tusheng cars with 1.6T engines is as high as 400000. It is worth noting that in October 2018, Beijing Hyundai issued a recall because of this issue, and the number of recalls was consistent with the reason.

In addition, a total of 80, 000 vehicles were recalled in the first half of this year and 180000 in the third quarter. Among them, faults such as engine control unit, power system control module and body control module may cause engine flameout when the vehicle is running.

A total of more than 2.29 million vehicles were recalled in the third quarter of 2019, mainly due to safety problems caused by Takata airbags and hidden dangers in engines, although relevant car companies took measures to solve the problems after they were found. but it will have an impact on consumers and car brands. Pay attention to product quality, not only to the brand, but also to consumers.

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