Pony.ai Electrical System: Software

Pony.ai is recalling about 3 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An unexpected ADS shutdown while in motion can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
22E016000
Manufacturer
Pony.ai
Reported
3 March 2022
Vehicles
3
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 October 2021
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • Pony.ai Automated Driving System

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q4 2021.

100% repaired — 3 of 3 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Pony.ai is recalling certain Automated Driving Systems (ADS) with software version v2_20210712, and subsequent versions through v2_20210920_RC38, and v2_20211004. A software error may cause the ADS to shutdown unexpectedly while the vehicle is moving.

What could happen

An unexpected ADS shutdown while in motion can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Pony.ai updated the ADS software code, free of charge. All affected vehicles have been repaired.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA3 March 2022
  2. Owners notified29 October 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2021 — 100% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 March 2022.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Pony.ai
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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