The Chery Omoda 5 rear axle recall has expanded to several countries, including China, Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa. This comes after a rear axle failure involving a Chery Omoda 5 in Malaysia last month.
In China, Chery filed a report with the state administration for market regulation (SAMR) on November 6, noting that the recall will involve 53,882 vehicles, including the Omoda 5 and the Tiggo 5X, produced between June 6, 2022 and December 31, 2023.
Recall Details
The recall concerns a manufacturing issue on the rear axle, where the “trailing arm and sleeve may be poorly welded,” causing it to fail and detach. Chery will check the production date code of the rear axle and replace it if it belongs to a defective batch.
Indonesia and South Africa have also announced recalls, with Indonesia calling back only the Omoda 5 and South Africa recalling 2,685 units of the Omoda 5 and 17,508 units of the Tiggo 4 Pro.
Global Recall Efforts
Chery Motor Australia has announced a recall involving the Omoda 5, built for the market between January 11, 2023 and December 31, 2023. The recall is due to an issue with certain rear axle assemblies produced by a particular supplier, where the weld may have insufficient strength and may crack or tear.
All vehicles involved in these recalls were fitted with torsion beam rear suspension. The more powerful GT variant with a 1.6 litre turbo engine, as well as the electric Omoda E5 and all versions sold in Europe, instead rode on a multilink setup.
The October rear axle detachment was the second such incident in Malaysia, following a similar instance in 2024 that already led to a smaller recall of the Omoda 5. The latest failure prompted Chery chairman Yin Tongyue to publicly apologize over the issue, and the road transport department (JPJ) also pulled the car’s vehicle type approval (VTA), halting new car registrations.
Impact of the Recall
The road transport department (JPJ) also pulled the car’s vehicle type approval (VTA), halting new car registrations, including those for the current O5, despite it using a different rear setup.