·The tire was first included in the recall regulations

Automobile tires are one of the most severely worn parts of consumers during the use of automobiles. Its quality or defects are directly related to the safety of consumers. Some owners even call tires the “bottom line of life”.

Recently, in the regulations on the recall of defective automobile products announced by the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council (opinion draft), automobile tires have been explicitly included in the scope of the recall. In the new regulations, it is clearly stipulated that the tires of the car products are defective when they are shipped from the factory. The producer of the automobile product is responsible for the recall; if the tire that is not equipped with the vehicle is defective, the producer of the tire is responsible for the recall.

The appearance of this regulation has sounded the alarm to the car companies and the tire industry, and has also established a convenient way for consumers to defend their rights. In addition, the tires were included in the recall, which also led to discussions in the industry on the recall of auto parts.

1. The car company acts as a "supporting role" in the tire recall.

In the “Kumho Tire Quality Problem Event” that was raging in 2011, people can find that although Kumho Tire (China) Co., Ltd. decided to recall some years and batches of tire products, it is puzzling that The attitude of the whole car factory equipped with Jinhu tires is faint, out of the air and the attitude of “taking a look at the wall”, highlighting the existing tire recall system in China and the reality of obvious defects.

Kumho Tire has three major production bases in China, distributed in Tianjin, Nanjing and Changchun. The annual output of these three bases has reached 30 million. The manufacturers of Kumho Tire include Beijing Hyundai, Shanghai GM, FAW Volkswagen, Dongfeng Peugeot, Great Wall Car and many other domestic automakers. There are about 35 models. Such a large amount of use, the preferred tire brand of many economical cars, continuous quality disputes over the years, often have a scandal that caused car breakdown and even death. After the quality problem of Kumho tires was exposed, Beijing Hyundai Motor released a statement saying that the company will take three measures regarding the quality of Kumho tires, but it is only responsible for coordinating the recall of Kumho tires. There is no other commitment; FAW-Volkswagen, Shanghai GM Dongfeng Peugeot and other companies said that the Kumho tires they used were not supplied by the Tianjin plant, so they are actively communicating with Kumho on the issue of quality problems. If it is not domestically flawed in the recall of tires, and such a large range of tire quality problems, it is highly likely that the vehicle manufacturers will be forced to use the recall regulations to recall vehicles equipped with problematic tires.

As we all know, the recall of car tires by international automakers has long been a practice. The recall of the Ford car, which once attracted global attention, was basically triggered by the tire blowout of Firestone. The recall of Ford's tires, despite the economic losses, has been highly praised by consumers. Despite the consumer class action, consumer associations concentrated their strengths to carry out their work, the media continued to pay attention and appeal, the government quickly formulated relevant laws and other means to push the company to recall the problem tires, but what power is not as genuine as the car manufacturers Consumers are responsible for the safety of tires.

2. The main body of the tire recall should be clear

Although in our opinion, the tires mounted on the wheels of the car are no different from the parts of the car engine, gearbox, wheel hub, etc. However, in fact, compared with other parts of the car, the tires are indeed in an awkward situation of “bad warranty, no breaks”; the tire warranty is also separate from the vehicle warranty, and the “separate warranty” is not specific. Implementation rules. Once you find that the purchased car tires are defective, are you looking for a car manufacturer or a tire manufacturer? This issue has been ambiguous and confused consumers. Article 26 of the "Regulations on the Management of Defective Automobile Product Recalls (Draft for Comment)" (hereinafter referred to as "Draft for Comment") reads: "The defects of the tires equipped with the vehicle when the vehicle is shipped from the factory are the responsibility of the producer of the automobile product. Recall; if there is any defect in the tires that are not equipped with the vehicle, the producer of the tire shall be responsible for the recall.” The provision gives the insiders the feeling that one is to distinguish the main body of the defective tire and the other is to increase the responsibility of the vehicle manufacturer. .

In fact, it is not difficult to find out from the 2011 Kumho Tire Incident and previous reports of related tire complaints that problems or defective tires are mostly generated after the owner has driven a certain mileage. If required, the protagonist responsible for the recall will be the manufacturer of the automotive product. As a result, in the future, auto manufacturers will no longer only need to reduce the cost of the brand, but also become one of the manufacturers' choices in terms of product quality and quality. This is actually an indirect constraint on the tire manufacturer. Luo Lei, deputy secretary-general of the China Automobile Distribution Society, said: Tires are technical products that should be identified and identified by professional and technical personnel. Since the car manufacturer has previously selected which brand of tires to install in the car, then the car manufacturer should take full responsibility for the quality and after-sales service of the tires. Once there is a production behavior similar to Kumho, which actively reduces the quality of the tires, the car manufacturers immediately act on behalf of the users to defend their rights. This is no different from claiming that a consumer buys a fake in a mall and claims to the mall.

"This is a big plus for consumers. In the past, there was a problem with the tires. The tire companies thought that the car companies were their shields. The car companies thought that it was not their business. It is clear who is responsible for it now." Guangzhou The relevant person in charge of the Auto Parts and Accessories Industry Association believes that the auto parts industry is a key link in the auto industry chain and a weak link. The new “Regulations” increase the responsibility of vehicle manufacturers for tire quality. The trend has also dispelled the feelings of some parts manufacturers.

3, the industry calls for the introduction of the rules as soon as possible

Tires are clearly included in the scope of the recall, allowing the industry to see the recall of auto parts is the general trend. “So far, there have been no detailed rules on the inclusion of tires in the scope of the recall. Due to the multi-party interests of automobile manufacturers and tire manufacturers, there is still much work to be done to truly achieve the tire recall.” The original national motor vehicle products Cao Jinsheng, an expert at the Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, said. In the past seven years since the implementation of the automobile recall system in China, it has been a recall of the entire vehicle and no recall of the auto parts. A car consists of thousands of parts, quality problems or design flaws, which will pose a safety hazard to the car. At present, the recall of auto parts in the developed countries of the automobile industry is very common. In 2008 alone, the US NHTSA issued a total of 778 recall orders. Among them, the tire recalled 20 times and the parts recalled 66 times. China is already a big country in automobile production and sales, but the auto parts industry as a whole cannot fully adapt to the development needs of the whole vehicle. Under this circumstance, the management of parts recall is very necessary and imperative.

In order to avoid the risk of large-scale recalls before the official recall of parts companies, experts suggest that auto companies can “step on two boats” when selecting parts suppliers, so that the risk of recall can be shared. The experience of GM recalled last March illustrates this. According to GM's related parties, the cars produced in the Chinese market did not purchase the same parts and components of the overseas market, thus reducing the losses in the Chinese market. When Toyota retracted in the United States in 2010, the Chinese market was relatively calm, also because the Chinese Toyota and the US Toyota's parts suppliers are different. According to insiders of Toyota Motor, Toyota will be divided into two situations when purchasing goods from global suppliers. One is called "Toyota Map", which is a structural diagram of the parts designed and developed by Toyota. After exploration, the map is provided to local suppliers for production and processing. The second type is called “approval map”. Toyota is proposing technical requirements to suppliers. The parts are independently developed by the suppliers. Toyota will use their parts after reaching the Toyota technology license. The implementation of the two procurement “map” trails enabled Guangzhou Automobile Toyota to effectively avoid large-scale recalls.

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