ChinaChery is recalling 53,882 Tiggo 5x and Omoda series vehicles in China over a welding defect in the rear axle, in a notice published on 6 November 2026 by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR). The recall covers cars built between 6 June 2022 and 31 December 2023 and takes effect on 27 November 2026 under recall number S2026M0146V.
The defect and the fix
A manufacturing process fault can leave insufficient fusion or incomplete penetration where the rear-axle trailing arm joins its sleeve. The trailing arm keeps the rear wheel positioned as the suspension moves, so a weld that fails under extreme conditions could compromise control of the rear wheels and raise the risk of an accident.
Chery will check the production date codes on the rear axles and replace, free of charge, any axle from the defective batch. Not all 53,882 vehicles are necessarily affected, and SAMR has not said how many replacements are expected or given a breakdown by model. Chery will notify owners by text message and registered mail, and owners can call its hotline on 400-883-8888.
What the notice does not say about Malaysia
On 6 October 2026 the rear axle of an Omoda 5 detached while driving in Malaysia, and the country’s Road Transport Department then suspended the model’s type approval. Chery Malaysia recalled 8,878 pre-facelift Omoda 5 C and H cars for inspection and component replacement.
SAMR has not established a common cause or production-batch link between the two campaigns, and has not named the axle supplier or the factories involved. The two recall populations are separate, so the Chinese figure says nothing about how many cars carry a defective component.
The Tiggo 5x is an entry-level crossover, while the Omoda range is aimed mainly at export markets. Whether any car sold outside China falls inside the Chinese batch is not stated.
