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On December 27, the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation disclosed that Mercedes-Benz (China) Automobile Sales *** hereinafter referred to as "Mercedes-Benz Auto") issued a recall plan, which will recall some imported GLE SUV hybrid vehicles with a production date between September 17, 2019 and September 28, 2023 from December 29, a total of 13,433 units.
The cause of the recall is a deviation in the software development process of the Stable Drive System (ESP) control unit of the vehicle in question, which poses a safety hazard due to the longer braking distance when driving in pure electric mode in specific environments such as wet weather. In this regard, Mercedes-Benz will upgrade the ESP control unit software for free to the vehicles within the scope of the recall through authorized dealers to eliminate potential safety hazards.
According to public information, Mercedes-Benz GLE is a luxury SUV launched by Mercedes-Benz, benchmarking BMW X5 and Audi Q7, its ML facelift model GLE was officially launched on October 19, 2015, and the current GLE models on sale have a new generation of GLE SUV, a new generation of GLE coupe SUV, a new generation of Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 4matic, etc., with a starting price of 69980,000-162680,000 yuan.
At the same time as Mercedes-Benz is recalling, several models of Toyota are also being recalled. According to the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation, a few days ago, GAC Toyota Motor (China) invested in FAW Toyota Motor (Chengdu) Changchun Fengyue Branch (authorized by FAW Toyota Motor (Chengdu)) in accordance with the "Regulations on the Administration of Recall of Defective Automobile Products" and the "Implementation Measures of the Regulations on the Recall of Defective Automobile Products" From January 12, 2024, a total of 2,751 vehicles including some Veranda, Highlander, imported Lexus LM, LS, LC, RX, Crown Lufang, and R**4 Rongfang vehicles will be recalled.
The reason for the recall is that the rear drive motor or transmission axle of the hybrid system of the relevant vehicle is not affixed with an electric shock warning label, which increases the risk of accidental electric shock for maintenance personnel and is a potential safety hazard.
In addition, from December 28, 2023, Subaru Automobile has extended the recall of 45 imported Outback and Forester series vehicles manufactured between September 4, 2023 and September 11, 2023 due to improper heat treatment of the outer seat of the universal joint of the front drive shaft of the vehicle concerned, which may cause cracks on the surface and deterioration of material strength.
This recall of Subaru Motors is an expanded recall of the "Subaru Motors (China)** Recall of Certain Imported Crosstrek, Outback, and Forester Series Vehicles" released on November 24, 2023.
Subaru Automobile will notify relevant users through authorized dealers in the form of **letter, **WeChat, etc., arrange recall maintenance, and at the same time check the front drive shaft on the left and right sides of the vehicle within the scope of the recall free of charge, and replace the front drive shaft for defective batch parts to eliminate potential safety hazards.