Huawei’s involvement in the Zuonjie V800 has been accused of braking the pedal during testing, triggering an official joint investigation. Recently, a fatal accident occurred with the Zumjie M9, collaborated with Sailis in Shaanxi, where the driver crashed into a street lamp at a speed of 139 kilometers per hour, while the speed limit on that road was only 50 kilometers per hour. The front of the vehicle caught fire after the collision. On October 21, the Shenmu police confirmed that the accident was a single-vehicle accident with only the driver on board, who unfortunately died.
Online circulating road surveillance videos showed that the involved vehicle ran a red light and made a left turn at an intersection in Shenmu City, Yulin, Shaanxi, around 11:25 PM on October 17, losing control and crashing into a square traffic light pole at the intersection, immediately catching fire, with no one seen escaping from the vehicle.
Shaanxi Shenmu police stated that only the driver was in the vehicle, and the driver had died.
After the video of the incident went viral online, some netizens expressed concerns about whether it involved safety issues related to autonomous driving and battery explosions.
On October 21, the Zumjie User Service released a statement regarding the vehicle accident in Shenmu City, Yulin, Shaanxi: around 11:25 pm on October 17, 2026, a Zumjie vehicle collided and caught fire in Shenmu City, Yulin. After the collision, the vehicle’s emergency call (eCALL) system was triggered and connected immediately.
After preliminary verification: at the time of the incident, the vehicle was in manual driving mode, and when passing through the intersection, the speed was 139.1 km/h (the speed limit at the intersection was 50 km/h). The high speed led to the vehicle hitting the square traffic light pole at the intersection and catching fire, with the front of the vehicle on fire. The preliminary analysis of the cause of the vehicle catching fire is that the vehicle’s compartment suffered a severe impact at high speed, causing a short circuit in the wiring and oil leakage, leading to the fire. Rumors of “battery explosion” and “autonomous driving collision” are unfounded.
This fatal accident has sparked discussions once again. Some netizens questioned the collision speed in the official preliminary analysis, believing that the actual vehicle speed shown in the surveillance footage may be lower than the announced speed. The Shenmu Traffic Police Department stated that they are still conducting further investigations, and the detailed conclusion will be based on the official final investigation results.
From October 11 to 12, “Zumjie M9 Car Owners Complaint About Quality” trended on Weibo.
Blogger “Xia Hao” mentioned that he ordered the Zumjie M9 in June 2023 and received it in January 2024. The related vehicles were produced by Sailis in the Longxing New City of the Liangjiang New Area in Chongqing, where the factory was completed in October 2023.
The issues listed by this owner include rust on the vehicle’s main beams, the mm-wave radar falling off, water vapor inside the headlights, stuck lift screens, unsynchronized car clock, detached car fridge, and insufficient brightness of the projection headlights. He also questioned whether the production or verification processes were rushed, as it took only about 3 months from the factory completion to the delivery of the first batch of vehicles.
There were doubts on the internet, suggesting that the complaints might be generated by artificial intelligence, involving misinformation. The blogger later responded that legal action had been taken, with no official response yet.
Public data from the Car Quality Network confirmed recent complaints from Zumjie M9 car owners about vehicle issues. One complaint involving the 2024 Ultra Edition was registered on September 29, citing multiple paint chips, interior damage, and abnormal noise in the new car; another complaint related to the 2024 Ultra Edition was registered on September 30, where the owner claimed that the right rear door handle could not pop out. Additionally, the platform listed complaints of suspension lift malfunction, tire wear, and driver assistance failure.