In response to the "Tank 300 seat belt breakage" incident that caused heated discussions on the Internet, on October 3, the tank brand released a description of the incident. Officials said that after a comprehensive and detailed investigation, combined with the inspection of the scene of the Tank 300 accident vehicle and contacting the insurance company to obtain the initial photos of the accident provided by the first on-site personnel, it was confirmed that the accident car was modified and a third-party transit lock was added. The seat belt breakage incident was indeed caused by a modification, not a product quality issue.
The official explanation is that at the moment of the accident, the preload of the seat belt retractor exploded, and the third-party transfer lock was forcefully pulled and detonated, and the force was as high as 1.8KN or more. This greatly reduces the restraint of the seat belt system on the occupants, which in turn leads to abnormal displacement of the occupants; Second, the preloaded end piece is then preloaded and ignited, and the seat belt system is in a state of free relaxation after the third-party transfer lock is disengaged. The small lock at the junction of the B-pillar lower end preload end piece and the seat belt is subjected to the dual action of the preload end piece preload and the dive force of the occupant abnormal forward displacement and dislocation in the free state, and the B-pillar lower trim plate is abnormally hit and damaged. Excessive acceleration causes the small lock to deform, weakens the mechanism that prevents inertial dissociation, and eventually disengages.
With the development of automobiles and the increase in the personalized needs of consumers, more and more young car owners choose to modify their vehicles to improve their appearance and performance needs. According to the data, in 2023, the domestic production of modified vehicles will be 684,800 units, the sales volume will reach 685,000 units, and the sales revenue will be 167.098 billion yuan. It should be noted that although modified cars look trendy, the current domestic laws and regulations on car modification are not perfect, and many modification projects cannot pass the annual inspection, and at the same time, there are doubts about the safety of modified cars. Therefore, it is best for car owners not to modify the vehicle without permission, after all, for the majority of car owners, the most important thing is to ensure safety as the premise. In response to this incident, the tank brand official emphasized that as a key safety accessory, the seat belt must not be modified without permission, and must be worn correctly. The official of the tank brand also pointed out that if the later users have doubts about this problem, the tank brand is willing to entrust a third-party appraisal agency with the user to conduct the appraisal.
According to the data, the model involved in the accident, the Tank 300, is the first model under the tank brand, and it is also the best-selling model of the tank brand at present. The tank brand was first owned by the Great Wall Wei brand, with the WEY logo hung, and then separated from the WEY brand and operated independently, and its car logo was changed back to the tank logo, and the original "WEY" mark was also replaced with the "TANK" mark.
As a hard-core off-road SUV model, the Tank 300 has been attracting market attention since its launch, and even in short supply in the early days, and almost assumed the heavy responsibility of the sales of the tank brand. According to the data, the cumulative sales of tank brands in 2023 will be 137,400 units, of which 92,900 will be Tank 300, accounting for 67.62% of total sales.
Up to now, the tank brand has been laid out including Tank 300, Tank 400, Tank 500, and Tank 700 models, of which Tank 300 is still the main sales model. In the first eight months of this year, the cumulative sales of the tank brand were 151,100 units, a year-on-year increase of 74.67%, of which the retail sales of the Tank 300 were 52,500 units, followed by the Tank 400 Hi-T and the Tank 500 Hi-T, which were 27,000 units and 26,200 units.
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