2023 VINFAST VF 8 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2023 VinFast VF 8 has 8 recalls, the most serious involving the driver assistance system activating unexpectedly during wide turns and applying steering inputs that can be difficult to override, raising the risk of a crash. Several recalls involve the airbags. On some vehicles, airbags other than the driver's front bag may not inflate in a crash because the wrong units were installed during production, or because inactive ignitors were fitted that cannot trigger deployment. Separately, the center airbag mounted in the driver's seat has two distinct concerns: in some cases it may not deploy properly in certain collisions, and in others it can deploy during a side impact and strike the driver's arm. The lane keeping assist system also has a related concern where the steering wheel can move unexpectedly or resist driver input, echoing the lead issue but occurring under different conditions. On the electrical side, a software problem can release the electronic parking pawl on its own, and if the electronic parking brake wiring is also damaged or corroded at the same time, the vehicle can roll away while parked. The remaining recall covers a software error that can blank the instrument display, hiding the speedometer and warning lights while driving.