Porsche Taycan and Audi E-Tron GT electrical automobiles are being recalled to deal with a battery-sealant challenge.
The two EVs are based mostly on the identical J1 platform and share many main parts—together with battery sealant. Both Porsche and Audi switched to a Teroson sealant throughout the interval when the affected automobiles have been produced, and it could have been utilized in inadequate quantities across the battery pack, based on paperwork filed to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). That “can allow liquid to accumulate in the battery.”
The recall covers 4,777 Taycans constructed between Sept. 23, 2022, and Aug. 3, 2023, and 1,899 E-Tron GT automobiles constructed between that begin date and Aug. 28, 2023. All automobiles constructed earlier than and after these dates are unaffected.
2023 Audi E-Tron GT
The NHTSA estimates that 3% of the affected automobiles have the battery-sealant defect. The recall inhabitants consists of most Taycan variants, encompassing the sedan and Cross Turismo/Sport Turismo wagon physique kinds. Both the bottom E-Tron GT and the RS E-Tron GT efficiency mannequin are included within the recall as properly.
“Dealers will test the battery for leakage and replace the battery as necessary, free of charge,” based on the NHTSA. So it appears some homeowners might find yourself with new battery packs. It’s unclear of a particular provider is on the hook right here, but when giant numbers of battery packs have to be changed, this might flip into a really costly mistake.
These fashions have been among the many first to have 800-volt charging, however the challenge has nothing to do with that. They’re additionally not the primary EVs to be recalled for a battery-sealant challenge.
2023 Porsche Taycan
The GMC Hummer EV was additionally recalled final yr for battery sealing issues, on this case as a result of surfaces to which the sealant was utilized weren’t correctly prepped, that means the sealant did not stick properly sufficient. And Audi’s E-Tron SUV was recalled in 2019 for what appears like an identical challenge. At that point the automaker warned that the situation may trigger “a thermal event.”
It’s fairly a distinct battery challenge than the remembers of packs utilizing LG Energy Solution cells in a variety of fashions, most of which look like associated to the cells themselves—and in some instances together with the Chevrolet Bolt EV involving manufacturing points. That led to a $1.9 billion cost to General Motors to assist cowl the recall prices—with many Bolt EV consumers getting new automobiles.
Source: www.greencarreports.com
