NHTSA Campaign 18V229000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 18V229000 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 18V229000 with NHTSA on April 11, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V229000, NHTSA lists up to 342,867 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 4, 2011 and December 22, 2014.
The 18V229000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V229000 were scheduled from September 14, 2018, 156 days after the report.
18V229000 covers 3 models from Audi, model years 2012–2017.
Owners of the model years 18V229000 covers have filed at least 24 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V229000 vehicles, the 2015 Audi Q5 has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V229000 ranks 8 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V229000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 18V229000 was 17V309000, reported on May 11, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported April 11, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V229000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V229000, 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: April 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted