Xiaomi’s automobile sector announced today (19th) a recall of approximately 110,000 SU7 standard electric vehicles produced from February 6, 2024, to August 30, 2025, due to potential safety hazards associated with the L2 highway pilot driving assistance function. This marks the second large-scale recall following the recall of about 31,000 SU7s in January 2025 due to issues with its smart parking feature, raising renewed concerns among the public regarding the safety of smart driving technology.
The State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China released a recall notice for Xiaomi vehicles on its official website on the 19th, stating that Xiaomi has filed a recall plan with the administration in accordance with the “Regulations on the Recall of Defective Automobile Products” and its implementing measures.
The announcement indicated that Xiaomi will recall a total of 116,900 SU7 standard electric vehicles produced between February 6, 2024, and August 30, 2025, effective immediately.
According to the notice, certain vehicles within the recall scope may exhibit insufficient recognition, warning, or handling of extreme special scenarios when the L2 highway pilot driving assistance function is activated, potentially increasing the risk of collision if the driver fails to intervene in a timely manner, posing a safety hazard.
Xiaomi stated that it will provide free software upgrades for the recalled vehicles within the scope of the recall through Over-the-Air (OTA) technology to eliminate the safety risks. The company will notify relevant vehicle owners through SMS, mobile apps, and other channels.
The widespread attention drawn to this recall incident is closely tied to a severe traffic accident that occurred earlier this year. On March 29th, a Xiaomi SU7 standard vehicle collided with a concrete pier on the Deshang Highway section of Chiqi in Tongling City, Anhui Province, followed by an explosion, resulting in the tragic deaths of all three passengers on board, garnering significant concern across mainland China.
The official product information for Xiaomi SU7 shows that it is the first mass-produced model launched under Xiaomi’s automotive division in March 2024. The car comes in three different versions: standard, Pro, and Max.
The standard version of Xiaomi SU7 features a pure visual intelligent driving system, equipped with an NVIDIA Drive Orin-N chip, auxiliary driving chip computing power of 84TOPS, and a millimeter-wave radar. In terms of driving assistance, the standard version of Xiaomi SU7 supports functions like highway pilot driving assistance, valet parking, and self-adjusting cruise control.
This recall of the SU7 electric vehicles marks the second time in over a year since the model’s release that it has been subject to a recall. The first recall, on January 24th, involved about 30,900 SU7 electric vehicles due to software strategy issues that could lead to abnormal time synchronization, affecting the detection of static obstacles by the smart parking assistance tool, thereby increasing the risk of scraping or collision.
With two recall incidents within a year, the safety and reliability of the smart driving assistance system of Xiaomi’s automobile division have once again sparked strong concerns among the public.
The mainland China social media analysis and data insights platform “DataSpeak Index” published a report today titled “Analysis Report on the Social Media Sentiment Depth of the Xiaomi Automobile SU7 Recall Incident,” which identified the following core features of public sentiment from data analysis on mainstream social media platforms like Weibo, Douyin, Zhihu, among others:
– The sentiment heatwave transiently exploded, with peak volumes and interactions across platforms reached on September 19th, notably high interactions on Douyin.
– The public sentiment skewed predominantly negative, with an overall net sentiment score (NSR) trending heavily negative (-90% or more), with netizens expressing strong concerns about product quality and smart driving safety.
– Netizens’ viewpoints were polarized and the controversy focused on whether the OTA upgrade was equivalent to an actual recall and whether the recall was related to the fatal traffic accident that occurred previously. While some users praised Xiaomi for complying with regulations and proactively recalling affected vehicles, a majority questioned the seriousness of the product defects, labeling it as an attempt to downplay the severity of the issue.