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Vehicle recall R/2017/115

Audi A5 and others recall: Coolant pump may overheat

DVSA recall R/2017/115 names the Audi A5, Audi A4, Audi Q5 and Audi A6. It was launched 1 May 2017. It covers vehicles built 1 May 2011 to 31 October 2016.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2017/115
Launched
1 May 2017
Issued by
AUDI
Manufacturer reference
19M1
Vehicles
2,844 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Foreign particles in the engine coolant can lead to a blockage in the additional coolant pump and cause the pump to overheat.Foreign particles in the coolant can lead to a blockage in the additional coolant pump and cause the pump to overheat.

The fix

Recall the machines that are likely to be affected and update the software which will deactivate the additional coolant pump in the event of malfunction. If there has been a malfunction of the additional water pump it will be replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 2,844.
ModelBuilt
Audi A41 May 2011 to 31 October 2016
Audi A51 May 2011 to 31 October 2016
Audi A61 May 2011 to 31 October 2016
Audi Q51 May 2011 to 31 October 2016
Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

  • R/2017/131 Curtain airbag cylinder may corrode leading to possible rear passenger injury 15 May 2017, Audi Q5
  • R/2017/078 Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident 20 February 2017, Audi A5, Audi A7, Audi A8 and others
  • R/2016/294 Front backrest may not perform correctly 26 January 2017, Audi A4
  • R/2017/334 Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat 8 January 2018, Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi Q5
  • R/2018/043 Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended 12 February 2018, Audi Q5
  • R/2018/051 Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat 19 February 2018, Audi A5, Audi A4, Audi Q5

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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