>BYD Auto Industry Co Ltd will recall a total of 87,762 Dolphin and Yuan Plus EVs manufactured between February 4, 2023, and December 26, 2023. BYD Auto Co Ltd will recall a total of 8,952 units of Yuan Plus EVs manufactured between November 2, 2022, and June 19, 2023.
>Due to the manufacturing process of the Column-Assist Electric Power Steering (CEPS) controller, the capacitor on the controller’s circuit board in some of the vehicles covered by this recall may develop microcracks, according to the statement.
>During vehicle use, the capacitor microcracks may expand and trigger a short circuit, which could cause the capacitor to overheat and burn, or even catch fire, the announcement said.
Lazy_meatPop
I am just here for the comments.
Level_Somewhere
Wow. Hope the affected owners stay safe
AtomGalaxy
I thought BYD cars with their LFP batteries were a lot less prone to fires?
rowschank
Well, this could’ve happened in any car – it’s a fault with the power steering controller which could short circuit and start a fire.
OnkelRobinjo
They’re really not making it easy for people to get into EVs
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>BYD Auto Industry Co Ltd will recall a total of 87,762 Dolphin and Yuan Plus EVs manufactured between February 4, 2023, and December 26, 2023. BYD Auto Co Ltd will recall a total of 8,952 units of Yuan Plus EVs manufactured between November 2, 2022, and June 19, 2023.
>Due to the manufacturing process of the Column-Assist Electric Power Steering (CEPS) controller, the capacitor on the controller’s circuit board in some of the vehicles covered by this recall may develop microcracks, according to the statement.
>During vehicle use, the capacitor microcracks may expand and trigger a short circuit, which could cause the capacitor to overheat and burn, or even catch fire, the announcement said.
I am just here for the comments.
Wow. Hope the affected owners stay safe
I thought BYD cars with their LFP batteries were a lot less prone to fires?
Well, this could’ve happened in any car – it’s a fault with the power steering controller which could short circuit and start a fire.
They’re really not making it easy for people to get into EVs