- Due to software issues, some vehicles may experience brief blackouts of the dashboard and center display under specific conditions.
- The recall affects ES8, ES6, and EC6 EVs based on the NT 1.0 platform produced between March 16, 2018, and January 16, 2023.
Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO, HKG: 9866) is recalling hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles (EVs) due to software issues that may impact driving safety.
The company is recalling 246,229 ES8, ES6, and EC6 EVs produced between March 16, 2018, and January 16, 2023, according to an announcement published today on China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) website.
Due to software issues, some vehicles may experience temporary blackouts on the dashboard and central display under specific conditions.
This could prevent drivers from accessing essential vehicle information and functions — such as speed data, fault alerts, and defrost/demist capabilities — posing safety risks.
Nio will provide free over-the-air (OTA) software updates to affected vehicles, upgrading them to Aspen 3.5.6, Alder 2.1.0, or a newer version.
For vehicles unable to receive the OTA update, Nio will contact users through its service centers to implement the recall and eliminate the safety risk.
Vehicles that have already received the optimized software update do not require this recall.
Aspen is the software architecture for Nio's NT 1.0 platform models, utilizing the Mobileye EyeQ4 smart driving chip.
NT 2.0 platform models employ the Banyan system software with four Nvidia Orin X smart driving chips.
Nio models equipped with the in-house developed Shenji NX9031 smart driving chip utilize the Cedar and Cedar S systems.
This recall represents a rare instance in the Chinese market involving a domestic automaker, as such recalls are typically seen among foreign automakers including Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).
In one of China's largest recalls, Tesla announced in December 2023 that it was recalling over 1.6 million vehicles in China due to software issues.
BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Ford have also recalled EVs in China due to software problems.
