Safety
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Safety
EV Recalls
EV Recalls
Auto industry battery recalls for safety issues continued through 2023 January
April
June
September
November
Volkswagen ID4: 12V battery fire risk
BMW: improper manufacturing of HV cell monitoring circuit in some hybrids
Cadillac Lyric and Hummer EV: improperly welded battery connections (previously water ingress in 2022) Jaguar I-Pace: fire risk Tesla: battery disconnect pyrofuse recall
Porsche and Audi: insufficient battery sealing
Toyota RAV4: batteries move during forceful turns
March Ford Lightning: battery defect fire risk
May Mercedes: software recall related to battery safety
October
August Nikola: all BEV semi trucks recalled due to battery fires; Volvo/Mack: short circuit risk
Ford Mach-E: power loss of HV battery
Detailed root cause analysis are not typically made public. All batteries are assumed to have passed automotive industry mandated regulatory testing prior to shipment.
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