Chery Malaysia recalls Omoda 5 again over rear axle issue: How to check if you’re affected
- ID
- 34245
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 11 Oct 2026, 11:53 PM
- Fetched
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:27 AM
- Provider
- SoyaCincau
- Category
- malaysia-tech
- Original URL
- https://soyacincau.com/2026/10/11/chery-omoda-5-2026-recall-rear-axle/
- Source URL
- https://soyacincau.com/feed/
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:28 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- malaysia_tech_audience
What happened
Chery Malaysia has started a recall of the pre-facelift Omoda 5 over the same rear axle problem that triggered a 2024 recall, after a unit's rear axle detached while driving in Johor Bahru. JPJ temporarily suspended the Omoda 5's Vehicle Type Approval and instructed Chery to identify and recall all at-risk units; affected vehicles get free inspections and any required component replacements. Owners can check by entering their VIN on Chery's Product Update page (VIN is on the instrument-cluster label, the hood label, under the driver's seat, or at the back door) or call the Chery Careline at 03-9388 0888. The pre-FL Omoda 5 uses a torsion beam rear setup, while the facelifted Chery 05 and the electric Omoda E5 use multi-link rear suspension; all three are CKD-assembled at Inokom's Kulim, Kedah plant.
Why it matters
This is a consumer automotive recall, not a software or AI story, so most builders have no action to take — unless they or their family own a pre-facelift Omoda 5, in which case they should run their VIN through Chery's Product Update page now rather than wait for a letter. The more transferable detail for anyone shipping hardware-connected or vehicle-adjacent products in Malaysia is that JPJ suspended Vehicle Type Approval over a single on-road failure, which is a fast, concrete regulatory lever applied before the recall list was even published.
Discussion angle
JPJ pulled VTA before the recall was announced — worth discussing whether that kind of regulatory pressure is a repeatable playbook for Malaysian hardware and connected-device products, or whether it only works where a public safety incident forces the issue.