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 remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Audi A4 allroad | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Audi A5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Audi A6 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Audi Q5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi A4 allroad | 2013 | 87 | 4 |
| Audi A4 allroad | 2014 | 46 | 4 |
| Audi A4 allroad | 2015 | 25 | 4 |
| Audi A4 allroad | 2016 | 15 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2013 | 35 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2014 | 28 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| Audi A5 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Audi A6 | 2012 | 60 | 8 |
| Audi A6 | 2013 | 52 | 6 |
| Audi A6 | 2014 | 41 | 4 |
| Audi A6 | 2015 | 22 | 4 |
| Audi Q5 | 2013 | 89 | 5 |
| Audi Q5 | 2014 | 105 | 5 |
| Audi Q5 | 2015 | 100 | 6 |
| Audi Q5 | 2016 | 78 | 5 |
| Audi Q5 | 2017 | 42 | 5 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2017
22 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 17V745000 21 Nov 2017 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 17V724000 17 Nov 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V707000 10 Nov 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V683000 30 Oct 2017 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 17V670000 24 Oct 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V647000 12 Oct 2017 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 17V607000 28 Sept 2017 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 17V586000 21 Sept 2017 | Kia Motors America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017