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2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet. The newest campaign is 18V229000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Apr 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V229000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 344,543 units in total.

  1. 18V229000Received . 342,867 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 19N3/19N4. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 17V150000Received . 1,676 units.

    Seat Belts / Pretensioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. A component within the front, rear, and rear center seat belt retractor pretensioners may detach after the seatbelt retractor pretensioner is deployed in the event of a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Although, the seat belt will operate as intended in the event of a crash, the pretensioner component may be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the safety belt retractors/pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began on June 28,2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for the recall is 69O8.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69O8. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20102
  2. 20112
  3. 20122
  4. 20131
  5. 20141
  6. 20151
  7. 20161
  8. 20172
  9. 20181
  10. 20201
  11. 20213
  12. 20221

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a5-cabriolet/2017/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet?
344,543 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi A5 Cabriolet have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Audi A5 Cabriolet, model years 2010 to 2022. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.