The 2023 VinFast VF 8 has 8 recalls, the most serious being a driver assistance system that can unexpectedly take over steering during wide turns in a way that is difficult to override, raising the risk of a crash.
The airbag recalls are the next major concern, and they cover several related problems. The center airbag in the driver's seat may deploy sideways in a side impact and strike the driver's arm. On some vehicles, the wrong airbags were installed during production or non-functional ignitors were fitted, meaning those airbags will not inflate at all in a crash. These failures do not affect the driver-front airbag.
On the parking side, a software fault can release the electronic parking pawl on its own, and the electronic parking brake wiring can corrode or become damaged. If both problems occur together, the vehicle can roll away while parked. There is also a software issue that can cause the center display screen to go blank, taking the speedometer and warning indicators with it.