Chery Automobile, Partnered with KGM, Faces 'Undercarriage Detachment' Nightmare Again After Two Years

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An accident occurred in which the rear axle, suspension assembly, and both rear wheels of a Chery compact SUV, the Omoda 5, completely detached from the vehicle on a road near a shopping mall in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

According to photos and videos taken locally on the 6th, the vehicle was stopped in the middle of the plate, with the entire rear undercarriage components, including the torsion beam, completely separated from the body and lying scattered behind it. Fortunately, the driver was confirmed to be unharmed, but this incident has caused a major shock to the local automotive market by vividly recalling the large-scale recall crisis that occurred in 2024.

In April 2024, a similar controversy arose when the rear axle of an Omoda 5 broke while driving in Malaysia. At the time, Chery stated that the cause was a malfunction that occurred during the replacement of welding equipment by a parts supplier. Consequently, the company identified 60 vehicles equipped with the defective parts and conducted a large-scale voluntary recall and special inspection campaign targeting a total of 600 vehicles corresponding to the production period of the rear axles.

However, it has not yet been officially determined whether the Omoda 5 involved in this incident was one of the vehicles subject to the 2024 recall, or whether it is a separate issue caused by the repair process or an entirely different cause. Local authorities and Chery's subsidiary have immediately launched an investigation, but no clear causal relationship has been confirmed as of now.

Meanwhile, concerns are growing that quality and safety issues may spread to collaborative models scheduled for future domestic introduction, following the recurrence of a fatal undercarriage defect accident at Chery Automobile, which has been exploring entry into the domestic market and platform sharing through a strategic cooperation (MOU) with KGM (KG Mobility), a domestic finished car manufacturer.

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