The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday it is launching a review to ensure that all defective batteries produced by LG Energy Solutions are recalled by automakers.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday it is launching a review to ensure that all defective batteries produced by LG Energy Solutions are recalled by automakers.
The auto safety agency noted that Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler-parent Stelantis, General Motors and Hyundai Motor have issued recalls from 2020 due to internal failures in high-voltage vehicle batteries that pose a fire risk.
NHTSA said the equipment query covers 138,324 vehicles and will communicate with LG “and other companies that may have purchased similar or similar equipment from LG, to notify them of this defect in any vehicle manufactured by them, and ensure To ensure that a thorough safety recall is conducted where appropriate.”
A LG Energy Solutions spokesperson said in a statement that the company considers NHTSA’s request a follow-up process, adding that “LG Energy Solutions will fully cooperate with the investigation.”
Among the recalls cited by the agency was the recall of GM’s Chevrolet Bolt EV that prompted it to halt sales and production of the new models in August.
In October, LG Chem Ltd., which owns LG Energy Solutions, said it would charge 620 billion won ($510 million) in its third-quarter results in connection with the GM Bolt recall.
NHTSA noted in February that Stelantis recalled 16,741 2017-2018 Pacific plug-in hybrid electric vehicles after the automaker said hybrid battery packs produced by LG were among 12 reports of vehicle fires.
The automaker said it “has not yet determined whether the battery packs were faulty or the root cause of the fire.”
NHTSA cited a March 16 recall of Volkswagen 351 ID4 vehicles from the 2021 model year on batteries, which may have insufficient soldering points and potentially unreliable connections inside the high-voltage battery. VW said the vehicle could break down while driving, potentially causing an accident.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Bill Burcrot)
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