China minivan safety test video removed from social media
The gist
A Dongchedi test showed the Maextro V800's brake pedal bracket snapping at 100 km/h, and the video was removed within 24 hours.
The case tests how consumer safety reporting survives in China's tightly controlled online space.
How it unfolded
- Oct 8, 2026Dongchedi posted video of three live tests in which the bracket mounting the brake pedal to the frame of the Maextro V800 snapped during hard braking from 100 km/h; it became the number one search term within hours.
- Oct 8, 2026Maextro called the test non-standard and extreme and promised the part would be redesigned; JAC Group shares ended the day down 10.01 percent.
- Within 24 hours of postingThe video disappeared from Chinese platforms such as Bilibili, and several related posts and reports vanished; WeChat Video viewers were told the video could not be played due to an unspecified violation.