BYD has launched a safety recall in China covering 183,211 vehicles from its Tang and Qin lines after material defects were found in certain batches of brake pedal stoppers. According to a notice filed with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), manufacturing problems left the parts prone to cracking and wear over time, and in the worst cases they can break off entirely — allowing the brake lights to stay lit even when the driver is not braking, which could confuse following traffic. The campaign takes effect immediately and applies to vehicles built between 2014 and 2022.
The Tang lineup accounts for the bulk of the callback at 142,895 units: 58,026 examples of the original Tang produced from March 2015 to December 2018, 77,846 all-new-generation Tang DM plug-in hybrids from May 2018 to January 2022, and 7,023 all-new-generation Tang EVs from December 2018 to October 2021. Another 40,316 Qin sedans, built between June 2014 and June 2019, are also on the list. Authorized dealers will replace the defective stoppers with an upgraded component at no cost, and cars already fitted with the improved part do not need a second visit.
The callback lands at a rough patch for two of BYD's longest-running nameplates, both of which are losing sales momentum. Tang deliveries fell 34.96% year-on-year to 67,278 units in the first eight months of 2026, while Qin volume slid 52.88% to 184,117. BYD's broader business is healthier, though: the company moved 440,293 NEVs in August, up 17.84% from a year earlier — its fourth straight month of annual growth and the strongest month of the year so far.