Polar Star recalls part of Polar Star 1 plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicle: there may be an internal short circuit in the power battery module cell

CTOnews.com, February 10, according to the website of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, a few days ago, Zhejiang Haoqing Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. authorized and entrusted Ji Xing Automobile sales Co., Ltd., in accordance with the requirements of the regulations on the recall of defective Automobile products and the measures for the implementation of the regulations on the recall of defective Automobile products, filed the recall plan with the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration.

Polar Star Automobile sales Co., Ltd. has decided to recall a total of 26 domestic 2020-2021 plug-in hybrid vehicles produced during the period from September 10, 2019 to January 28, 2021.

▲ Polar Star 1 | Image Source: some vehicles within the scope of this recall may have internal short circuit due to the power battery module. When the power battery is in a high energy state, the battery module may overheat. In extreme cases, it will cause the power battery to heat out of control, and there is a safety risk.

From now on, Ji Xing Automobile sales Co., Ltd. has adopted free software upgrades for vehicles within the recall range to reduce the risk of thermal runaway of power batteries; since July 1, 2023, power batteries have been replaced free of charge for vehicles within the recall range to eliminate safety risks.

CTOnews.com learned from the announcement of the General Administration of Market Supervision that users should avoid plugging in vehicles before making software updates or hardware replacement.