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NHTSA Campaign 18V229000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Issued by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported Apr 11, 2018 · 342,867 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circuit from moisture within the pump.

Consequence

A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy under recall 17V002.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
AUDI A4 ALLROAD 2013 342,867
AUDI A4 ALLROAD 2014 342,867
AUDI A4 ALLROAD 2015 342,867
AUDI A4 ALLROAD 2016 342,867
AUDI A5 2013 342,867
AUDI A5 2014 342,867
AUDI A5 2015 342,867
AUDI A5 2016 342,867
AUDI A5 2017 342,867
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2013 342,867
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2014 342,867
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2015 342,867
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2016 342,867
AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2017 342,867
AUDI A6 2012 342,867
AUDI A6 2013 342,867
AUDI A6 2014 342,867
AUDI A6 2015 342,867
AUDI Q5 2013 342,867
AUDI Q5 2014 342,867
AUDI Q5 2015 342,867
AUDI Q5 2016 342,867
AUDI Q5 2017 342,867

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V229000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.