A tiny percentage of Volvo EX30 SUVs have caught fire globally, according to Volvo UK managing director Nicole Melillo Shaw. The company is recalling 40,000 of these cars worldwide and has found the root cause of the fire risk, expecting to start fixing them next week. According to Oxford Mail - News, Nicole Melillo Shaw described that a proportion of EX30 cars have had a risk of catching fire when charged beyond 70%, and as a safety brand with safety as its top priority, Volvo has advised customers not to charge beyond that level until a fix is implemented.
She also expressed empathy for those affected, acknowledging the scare such news can cause, and stated that Volvo has been working hard to reach a solution, which it now has, with plans to contact affected customers to fix battery modules. Owners of Volvo EX30 cars are advised not to charge their batteries beyond 70%, according to multiple reports. This recall is part of a broader context where several serious vehicle recall notices are impacting hundreds of thousands of vehicles, potentially endangering drivers and other road users.
I completely empathize with anyone who's experienced this.
Some of the world's most popular brands have issued recall notices related to issues that may increase the risk of injuries, accidents, and vehicle fires, though the specific brands and models involved have not been disclosed. Volvo UK managing director Nicole Melillo Shaw has emphasized that significantly fewer electric cars catch fire than petrol cars, according to her statements. The exact percentage of EX30 SUVs that have caught fire and the number of fire incidents remain unknown, as does the timeline for when all affected cars will be fixed and the specific issues causing the fire risk.
We have a proportion of our EX30 cars that have had risk of catching fire when they've been charged beyond 70%.
So as a safety brand and safety being our top priority, we have advised customers not to charge beyond 70% until we find a fix.
I appreciate it's quite scary to hear that message.
We've been working really hard and quickly to get to a solution, which we now have.
We found the root cause, and I expect next week to be able to get those cars in and start to fix them.
We are going to contact the customers who've had that issue to then look at how we fix the battery modules.