Audi recalls 448 cars in Vietnam due to sunroof and water pump defects

The Vietnam Register has just officially approved a recall campaign for Audi brand cars in Vietnam due to defects related to sunroofs and water pumps.

The Registry Department has approved and issued a code for Asia Auto Company Limited to carry out two recalls with the codes THSP/2017/8 and THSP/2017/9 to recall a total of 448 Audi-branded vehicles currently in circulation in the Vietnamese market.

The models included in the recall include 47 Audi Q5s and 401 A5 and A6s.

Audi Q5 models are recalled to check and fix water seepage at the sunroof installation location, and replace the roof airbag if it is rusted.

Audi Q5, A5 and A6 cars in Vietnam are recalled due to sunroof and water pump defects.

According to the manufacturer, on these vehicles, when it rains, the roof may become wet and cause some sunroof functions to not work properly. Over time, the roof may become wet. This can cause the airbag inflator to corrode and rust, potentially causing the airbag to deploy even under undesirable conditions.

On the Audi A5, A6 models (using 2.0 TFSI engine) recalled this time, during the manufacturing and assembly process, the control system for the auxiliary coolant pump (the vehicle is equipped with 2 coolant pumps, one main and one auxiliary) may have a fault that causes the auxiliary water pump to stop working, causing the coolant to boil, leading to the EPC engine warning meter on the dashboard to light up.

With these models, Audi will check for errors and update the software of the auxiliary coolant pump control system (if there is an error).

Asia Auto Company Limited said that in addition to the cars imported and officially distributed by the company, the company is willing to support customers who are in the category of imported diplomatic cars or those who move assets (overseas Vietnamese returning home) in repairing defective cars with the consent of Audi AG (Germany).

The inspection and repair of the above errors are free of charge and will be carried out at 3 authorized Audi service points nationwide. The expected completion date of this recall is November 1, 2018.

Currently, Audi Q5 2.0L is officially distributed in Vietnam with a price of 2.12 billion VND, while Audi A5 2.0L is priced at 2.04 billion VND, Audi A6 2.0L is priced at 2.16 billion VND.

According to Zing