Risk of short-circuiting of electric cells recalled, compensation of 10,000 per car
Recently, Volvo filed a recall plan with the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, deciding to recall 4720 plug-in hybrid models from September 30, 2022, involving imported XC90, domestic S60, S90 and domestic XC60.
The recall includes some imported XC90 models produced from June 24, 2019 - March 8, 2021, totaling 1,379 units; some domestic S60 models produced from May 15, 2019 - September 1, 2020, totaling 294 units; some domestic S90 models produced from March 28, 2019 - October 8, 2020, totaling 2109 units; some XC60 models produced from February 25, 2019 to September 24, 2020, a total of 938 units.
The reason for the recall is that the vehicle has an internal short circuit due to the power battery module cells, when the power battery is in a high energy state may appear battery module overheating, extreme cases lead to thermal runaway of the power battery, there are safety risks.
Volvo said that the vehicles within the recall will temporarily take free software upgrades to reduce the risk of thermal runaway, and at the same time, from May 1, 2023, will also replace all the power battery modules for free for some of the vehicles within the recall to eliminate safety hazards.
It is important to note that Volvo also recommends that users avoid plugging in the vehicle before the vehicle has been upgraded with software to avoid safety hazards.
It is worth mentioning that Volvo, for its part, also plans to compensate owners of recalled vehicles. After replacing the power battery module for free and eliminating the safety hazards, a cash subsidy of 10,000 yuan will be paid to each owner.
I have to say, Volvo is really atmospheric enough. Not only did Volvo take the initiative to recall the defective vehicles, upgrade the software and replace the battery modules for free to eliminate the safety hazards of the vehicles, but it also gave a certain amount of subsidy to the owners who received the impact.
