Porsche Announces Recall In Taycan Because Battery Potentially Experienced Short Circuit

Taycan. (Doc. Porsche AG)

JAKARTA - Porsche announced the withdrawal of the Taycan model in Australia. It is known that the models affected are 19 units of 2019-2023 production.

According to Drive's report, Tuesday, May 21, Porsche's first electric sports car had to be withdrawn due to potential battery damage. In addition, the failure of this system can also increase the risk of injury and even death for passengers and road users.

Departemen Infrastruktur setempat, mengatakan kerusakan ini disebabkan karena masalah manufacturing serta moduli sel dipasang pada baterai stress tinggi yang mungkin rusak dan menyebabkan korupsi berlebih hingga kebakaran.

Short circuits can cause thermal overload and cause vehicle fires over time, the Infrastructure Department said.

As a first precautionary measure, the German manufacturer appealed to Taycan owners not to charge high-voltage batteries exceeding a maximum limit of 80 percent.

Affected vehicle owners can contact the local Official Porsche Center to make repairs for free with available spare parts.

In March, Audi, which is a brand under the auspices of the same company, also announced the recall on the GT e-tron model and 1.042 GT e-tron hospitals due to similar problems. It is known that these two models have the same battery module as the Porsche Taycan.

Initially, Porsche told Audi that there was damage to the battery module involving several Taycan models.

As Taycan and e-tron share the same battery module, the four-ring logo manufacturer started an investigation with Porsche and LG Energy Solution WroClaw battery suppliers.