Mercedes-Benz to recall 10,104 EQCs over motor problems

Beijing Benz, a joint venture between BAIC Motor and Mercedes-Benz, will recall the EQC electric vehicles after users complained about the motor problems.

The company will recall some EQC electric vehicles with production dates between November 30, 2018 and December 15, 2021, a total of 10,104 vehicles, starting August 15, 2022.

Due to manufacturing deviations in the electric drive module, the cooling system within the module of some of the vehicles included in the recall may have insufficient sealing, resulting in coolant leakage, according to a statement posted on China's State Administration for Market Regulation website.

The EQC, the first electric vehicle from the Mercedes-Benz brand, went on sale in China in November 2019, with a guide price range set at RMB 499,800 ($78,800) - 579,800, well above the price range of the NIO and Tesla Model Y.

The recall appears to be Mercedes' response to a joint statement issued by some previous users about the motor failures they experienced.

Sixty-eight people claiming to be owners of the Mercedes-Benz EQC issued a joint statement on January 18, saying they had been asked to replace the motor or power cell after their vehicles had experienced at least one motor failure.

Most of the owners who have experienced this will see a reminder on the screen to "refill coolant" 1-2 months before the failure and will notice a significant decrease in coolant, according to the statement.

The owners demanded that Mercedes-Benz disclose information about the EQC motor design defect and the solution, and initiate a recall.

Local media Ai Caijing previously quoted one owner, Huang Xin, as saying that a group chat he was part of for protests had more than 300 members and that more than 150 people had reported problems with a motor failure.

In Jan. 2022, Mercedes-Benz EQC sales in China were 459 units, and full-year sales of just over 6,000 units in 2021, according to the China Passenger Car Association.

Source: Cnevpost, local medias

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