BYD has issued a recall on two of its models due to fire hazard – the Dolphin and the Yuan Plus. The recall affects vehicles sold in China and produced between February 4, 2023 and December 26, 2023 as well as some Yuan Plus units that rolled out of the factory between November 2, 2022 and June 19, 2023. The issue doesn’t affect overseas version of the Yuan Plus known as Atto 3.
Jamil Lacuna of Autoindustriya writes “The problem stems from the defect found in the manufacturing process of the electric power steering column assembly controller or the CEPS. According to the statement, the capacitor on the controller’s circuit board could develop microcracks that could trigger a short circuit, causing the capacitors to overheat, burn, or catch fire.”
The recall are for units that are sold in China, those sold in the Philippines are not affected even though BYD is selling Dolphin and the Yuan Plus (Atto 3) in the country.
