Passenger car

What is the danger

The internal welds in the main cell diverters (connection between the individual cells and cell modules) of the high-voltage battery may not meet the specifications and could break, interrupting the electrical contact within the battery. This would result in the immediate failure of the whole battery, increasing the risk of an accident. Furthermore, electric arching may occur in the damaged battery, increasing the risk of fire.

Measures taken

1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer

Product

Brand

Smart

Model / type

Model series: BR 453Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0413*40, Type: 451

Barcode

5490201

Batch

The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22 May 2019 and 28 May 2019.