NHTSA Campaign 17V002000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 17V002000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: cooling system. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 17V002000 with NHTSA on January 3, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V002000, NHTSA lists up to 342,867 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 20, 2012 and December 8, 2015.
The 17V002000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V002000 were scheduled from March 3, 2017, 59 days after the report.
17V002000 covers 3 models from Audi, model years 2012–2017.
Owners of the model years 17V002000 covers have filed at least 24 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 17V002000 vehicles, the 2015 Audi Q5 has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V002000 ranks 8 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V002000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 17V002000 was 16V619000, reported on August 24, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can be blocked with debris from the cooling system, resulting in the pump overheating.
- The risk
- If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the software so that the power supply to the coolant pump is deactivated if the pump becomes blocked with debris, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 19M1.
Reported January 3, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V002000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V002000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 3, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted