2025—2026 OMODA E5 missing low-speed warning sound: check the AVAS recall first

2025—2026 OMODA E5 missing low-speed warning sound: check the AVAS recall first

If the external pedestrian warning sound is absent while a New Zealand 2025—2026 model-year OMODA E5 enters or leaves a car park at low speed, do not immediately buy a sound generator. Local recall RCB-2604 identifies an AVAS warning-sound function that was not activated. Checking the recall first helps avoid treating a function-status issue as failed hardware.

An unactivated function and a failed sound generator require different responses

The NZTA public record states that the AVAS pedestrian-warning sound function was not activated on some E5 vehicles. The confirmed issue is function status. The record does not describe a burnt-out sound generator or specify that owners should replace a part first. [NZTA recall record][N01E]

This distinction affects purchasing. Ordering a sound generator as soon as no sound is heard does not establish that replacement hardware addresses the unactivated function. The local distributor should inspect and perform the relevant repair under the recall, then confirm the result.

A working horn does not confirm normal AVAS operation

AVAS provides an external pedestrian warning; the steering-wheel horn is a separate operating function. A working horn cannot replace AVAS confirmation, and normal in-car media playback cannot exclude this issue.

A useful service description identifies when and where outside the vehicle the sound cannot be heard, rather than simply reporting a silent horn. This directs the job to the warning system instead of an audio-system or ordinary-horn investigation.

Complete recall inspection before deciding on parts

The public record describes Chery contacting affected owners to arrange inspection and repair by the local distributor. It does not publish owner instructions for activation through a menu or require every affected vehicle to buy and replace a sound generator. [Remedy explanation][N01E]

If inspection confirms an additional hardware fault, determine the parts scope from the specific findings and model repair information. Conversely, not hearing a sound during a single low-speed journey does not prove either that this recall is the cause or that a horn must be replaced.

Recall scope and verification

• Market: New Zealand only.
• Model years: The original record explicitly states MY25—MY26 OMODA E5. This does not mean every vehicle is affected. No public data were available for trim-level grouping. [To be verified]
• Recall identifier: RCB-2604. The public database record was created on Aug 23, 2026; that date is not treated as a production period or the recall's first-publication date.
• Production period and VIN scope: Not listed in the original record obtained for the source review; no public data were available. [To be verified] The local brand distributor must check each vehicle.

No public data were available in the reviewed material for sound-generator OE numbers, separate supply, specific software versions, sound activation/deactivation speeds or sound-pressure test limits. [To be verified] Compatibility or interchangeability must be checked using the vehicle identification number (VIN) and New Zealand local factory parts catalogue. Recall completion also depends on local records; this action is not extended to other markets.

For warning-system parts identification, use the parts enquiry page.

[N01E]: https://www.vehiclerecallsafety.nzta.govt.nz/