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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA · 18V229000 · published 2018-04-11

NHTSA campaign 18V229000

Hazard

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.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the NHTSA record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or NHTSA. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

2012 AUDI A6
2013 AUDI Q5
2013 AUDI A5
2013 AUDI A6
2014 AUDI A5
2014 AUDI A6
2014 AUDI Q5
2015 AUDI A5
2015 AUDI Q5
2015 AUDI A6
2016 AUDI Q5
2016 AUDI A5
2017 AUDI Q5
2017 AUDI A5