Overview
- The State Administration for Market Regulation registered the action on Feb. 9, covering first‑generation ES8, ES6 and EC6 SUVs built from March 16, 2018 to January 16, 2023.
- A software defect can briefly black out the instrument cluster and central control screen, preventing visibility of speed, fault warnings and defrost/defog functions.
- Nio will deploy free updates to Aspen 3.5.6 or Alder 2.1.0 and higher via over‑the‑air delivery, with service‑center visits arranged for vehicles that cannot receive remote patches.
- Some affected cars already received the corrective software in prior updates and require no further action, according to the recall filing.
- Regulators characterized the move as the largest recall by a Chinese EV maker to date, and separately recorded a Zeekr recall of 38,277 vehicles over power‑battery safety hazards.