Chery Recalls 23,667 Tiggo and Omoda Vehicles Over Axle, Brake Faults

South Africa's National Consumer Commission has announced a safety recall covering 23,667 Chery and Omoda vehicles distributed across South Africa and seven neighboring countries. The recall involves two separate defects, one in the rear suspension and one in the braking system, and it reaches vehicles sold as the Chery Tiggo 4, the Omoda C5 and the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max 2.0.

On the Tiggo 4 and the Omoda C5, welding irregularities on the rear axle sleeve can let the axle dislodge, which can collapse the rear suspension. The commission's notice identifies the affected Tiggo 4 vehicles as those made available for sale between October 17, 2023, and March 27, 2024. The Tiggo 8 Pro Max 2.0 carries a different fault: its front brake pipe can come into contact with the turbocharger assembly, wear through, and leak brake fluid, cutting braking performance and lengthening stopping distances.

Namibia accounts for 140 of the vehicles — 107 Tiggo 4 units and 33 Tiggo 8 Pro Max 2.0 units. Commission spokesperson Phetho Ntaba confirmed the affected models were also distributed to Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Lesotho, and that the commission routinely shares recall information with consumer authorities in those countries.

Ntaba says suppliers can be required to notify both the consumers who bought affected vehicles and the authorities in every country where the vehicles were distributed. The commission exchanges recall information with consumer protection bodies across the region as a matter of routine, which is how a recall announced in South Africa becomes a VIN check for an owner in Windhoek or Lusaka.

The dealers aren't all reading from the commission's page. Chery M+Z Namibia's Tiaan Snyman says vehicles supplied through his operation aren't affected and describes the Tiggo 4 recall as covering older models, an account that sits against the sale dates in the commission's own notice. Omoda Noval Namibia says it's still waiting for formal word from Omoda South Africa before confirming anything to its customers.

Ntaba says the commission has received no reports or complaints directly linked to the two defects, though Chery has told it about two incidents whose details are being treated as confidential. The defect class isn't theoretical elsewhere: in Australia, Chery has issued a precautionary recall of the Omoda 5, since renamed the C5, over a rear axle weld, after a vehicle's rear axle separated while driving in Malaysia on October 6, 2026.

Owners can check their vehicle identification numbers on Chery's website or through an authorized dealer. Inspections and repairs are free, and owners whose vehicles are unsafe to drive can have them towed through the dealer or Chery's contact center. Separately, the commission has been investigating Chery since October 2026 over allegations that some vehicles were recalled without the commission being formally notified. Ntaba says a finding that Chery failed to notify it promptly could send the matter to the National Consumer Tribunal.