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 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.
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 A5 Cabriolet | 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 A5 Cabriolet | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet | 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Audi A5 Cabriolet | 2017 | 2 | 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 2018
30 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. filed 321 campaigns in all.
| 18V892000 17 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V861000 4 Dec 2018 | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| 18V854000 30 Nov 2018 | Ducati North America |
| 18V834000 27 Nov 2018 | Ducati North America |
| 18V830000 26 Nov 2018 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 18V828000 26 Nov 2018 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 18V772000 1 Nov 2018 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 18V755000 25 Oct 2018 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018