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ACCORDING TO MEDIA REPORTS, MINI ANNOUNCED A RECALL OF THE MINI COOPER SE MODEL IN THE U.S. MARKET, INVOLVING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 100 VEHICLES.
The reason for this recall is that the EV battery housings of these vehicles may have a water leakage problem, and in extreme cases, this water leak can trigger thermal runaway, i.e., battery fire.
Specifically, the recall covers a total of 128 MINI COOPER SE manufactured between June 12, 2020 and November 30, 2022.
The problem stems from the fact that a substandard sealant may have been used between the upper and lower halves of the battery case during the assembly process, resulting in water leakage from the battery.
Previously, there have been a number of accidents related to this.
IN OCTOBER 2020, A MINI COOPER SE OVERHEATED AND RUNAWAY IN THE UNITED STATES DUE TO A POWER BATTERY FIRE, AND IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MODEL SUFFERED A SIMILAR PROBLEM.
After investigation, it was officially confirmed that these thermal runaway accidents were caused by a short circuit fault caused by water leakage in the power battery system.
At present, MINI has notified dealers of the recall on April 29, and will notify relevant owners by regular mail from June 21. The dealer will inspect the power battery of the recalled vehicle, and once water leakage is found, the power battery will be replaced for the owner free of charge.
MINI expects that approximately 10% of recalled vehicles may have this issue.
Today, AITO Motors issued an official response to the accident of the new M7 Plus that occurred on April 26, answering four questions from the accident.
Subsequently, the legal department of Sailis Automobile released the second Weibo since the establishment of the account, stating that it would be held accountable for the illegal and criminal acts of fabricating and disseminating false facts in this incident and deliberately smearing and damaging the business reputation and product reputation of the enterprise.
The following is the full text of Weibo:
On April 26, 2024, on the Houping Expressway section of Shanxi Province, a new M7 Plus of Wenjie was driving in the inner fast lane and collided with a road maintenance vehicle operating in front of it at high speed, causing a traffic accident.
After the accident, Sailis Automobile actively cooperated with the traffic police department to carry out the accident investigation and provided all necessary data to restore the cause of the accident. At the same time, Sailis Automobile issued a relevant statement on the incident, and explained the technical problems related to the new M7 Plus vehicle in the accident that Wenjie users are concerned about.
At the same time, we have received a lot of reports from the public, some people have posted false information about the new M7 Plus in the traffic accident on social media platforms, and the legal department of Cialis Automobile has carried out evidence preservation and notarization of the false information for the first time, and reported the case to the public security organs in accordance with the law.
Hereby, we solemnly declare:
The determination of the cause and responsibility of this traffic accident shall be subject to the authoritative investigation conclusion of the traffic police department. Before the conclusion of the investigation is made public, any false speculation, fabrication of false information and malicious dissemination through the media may be a violation of the law.
We will take all legal means to investigate the legal responsibility of the suspected fabrication and dissemination of false facts, deliberately smear and damage the business reputation and product reputation of the enterprise, so as to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Sailis Automobile and users.
Note: The above comprehensive information comes from Fast Technology