Automobile Product Defect Report Guide
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z What’s defect?
According to China Defect
Automobile Product Recall Regulation
(hereinafter referred to as “the
Regulation”), the “defect” product to
be recalled has the following three
conditions:
threat to the safety of human life
and properties, and unconformable to
the technical laws and regulations and
national standards related to the safety
of vehicle;
with the identity, i.e., the defect
universally exists in the a certain batch,
model or catalog of products and it
isn’t a individual case;
caused due to the design,
manufacturing and other reasons. The
fault created due to the improper use
and maintenance is not a defect.
z What’s recall?
Recall means the process to
eliminate the product defect, which
may cause the personal injury and
property loss, by the defect automobile
manufacturer (including importer)
selecting the repair, replacement,
recovery and other methods in
accordance with the procedures
required in the Regulation.
z What are the principles
to determine the
automobile product
defect?
The product which the safety
performance doesn’t conform to the
technical laws and regulations and
national standards related to the safety
of vehicle after it is inspected by the
inspection institution (with the
qualification certificate approved by
China executive mechanisms
concerned);
The product which already cause
the damage of human life and
properties due to the defect of design
and manufacturing;
The product which its defect sill
cause the damage of human life and
properties in case of special condition
after the vehicle is tested, experimented
or demonstrated, although it doesn’t
result the damage of human life and
properties of owner or other persons.
z What defect may make
an influence on the safety?
The form of defects which make an
influence on the safety is very complex
Samples below:
The steering system component
may break suddenly, which causes the
vehicle is partly or fully out of control;
The braking performance fully or
partly miss;
The fuel system component failure,
and, in particular, it may result the fuel
leakage and fire disaster when
impacting;
Unreasonable tire design or
structure may result the tire blows out
and the vehicle is out of control;
The wheel may break or get loose,
which result the vehicle is out of
control;
The accelerator pedal control
mechanism may break or is clamped;
The engine fuel or ignition switch
failure may cause the engine to
extinguish or the fire disaster;
The engine cooling fan blade may
break suddenly, which makes the
professional other people injured;
The windscreen wiper arm may
