VinFast recalls 730 VF e34 cars to replace sensors
The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Competition and Consumer Authority has announced the recall of 730 VF e34 electric cars of Vinfast, which are available only in the domestic market, to check and replace their side crash sensors.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade’sVietnam Competition and Consumer Authority has announced the recall of 730 VFe34 electric cars of Vinfast, which are available only in the domesticmarket, to check and replace their side crash sensors.
Among these 730 units, assembled from May to July, 709 hadbeen sold, while the rest were still in stock of dealers.
The side crash sensor of the airbag system equipped withthe VF e34 model is likely to encounter an incompatibility error with theairbag controller, and therefore may send an incorrect signal to thecontroller, VinFast said in a statement.
The company said it has not recorded any breakdowns orcomplaints from customers about the sensor errors.
Customers are advised to quickly bring their cars to thecompany’s showrooms, service factories and distributors from October 17, 2022to October 17, 2023 for free checks and replace of sensors./.
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VinFast's VF e34 model (Photo: VinFast) 
