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VinFast VF 8 reliability & recalls
NHTSA data · verified Jul 12, 2026 · How to read this →
Recall history
Most recent first. Every campaign below has a remedy on file with NHTSA. Expand a row for what NHTSA says and how it's fixed.
Aug 28, 2025 Lane Departure / Lane Keep / Automatic Steering Driver assistance (ADAS) Remedy available
6,314 vehicles · Prompted by a NHTSA investigation
The issue (NHTSA): VinFast Auto, LLC (VinFast) is recalling certain 2023-2025 VF8 vehicles. The Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) may activate during wide turns, causing unexpected steering wheel movements that are difficult for the driver to override.
Remedy (NHTSA): VinFast will update the ADAS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 27, 2025. Owners may contact VinFast customer service at 1-833-503-0600.
NHTSA campaign 25V559000 ↗Dec 17, 2024 Air Bags Airbags & seat belts Remedy available
4,888 vehicles · Prompted by a NHTSA investigation
The issue (NHTSA): VinFast Auto, LLC (VinFast) is recalling certain 2023-2025 VF8 vehicles. The center air bag mounted in the driver's seat may deploy improperly during a side impact crash and strike the driver's arm.
Remedy (NHTSA): Dealers will replace the center air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 23, 2025. Owners may contact VinFast customer service at 1-833-503-0600.
NHTSA campaign 24V933000 ↗May 24, 2024 Air Bags Airbags & seat belts Remedy available
225 vehicles · Initiated by VinFast
The issue (NHTSA): VinFast Auto, LLC (VinFast) is recalling certain 2022-2024 VF8 vehicles. Inactive ignitors may have been installed in the air bags.
Remedy (NHTSA): VinFast will replace the air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 21, 2024. Owners may contact VinFast customer service at 1-833-503-0600. VinFast's number for this recall is VPAC-291.
NHTSA campaign 24V369000 ↗Show all 4 recalls
May 18, 2023 Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/panel Other equipment & body Remedy available
999 vehicles · Initiated by VinFast
The issue (NHTSA): VinFast Auto, LLC (VinFast) is recalling certain 2023 VF8 vehicles. A software error may cause the multifunction head unit (MHU) display to go blank. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Remedy (NHTSA): VinFast will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 1, 2023. Owners may contact VinFast customer service at 1-833-503-0600. VinFast's number for this recall is VPAC-74.
NHTSA campaign 23V355000 ↗What owners report
The top complaint categories owners submitted to NHTSA, by count. Bars show each category's size relative to this model's largest category.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects. One complaint can span multiple categories, so percentages are of the 62 total and may add up to more than 100%.
Complaints by model year
Raw counts — older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate reports. These are unverified consumer reports.
What this means
Every mainstream EV on the road carries recalls on its NHTSA file — a recall is the system working: a known issue gets documented and, almost always, fixed for free.
What actually matters is whether the remedies have shipped and whether NHTSA still has open questions. For the VinFast VF 8, all 4 recalls on file have a remedy available, and no NHTSA investigations are currently open.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the VinFast VF 8 reliable?
"Reliability" is measured differently by different sources, and NHTSA doesn't publish a reliability score. What its public file — the basis for this page — shows for the VinFast VF 8 is 4 recalls, all with a remedy available, no open investigations, and 62 owner-submitted complaints — which are unverified reports, not confirmed defects. For predicted-reliability and owner-satisfaction verdicts, Consumer Reports and J.D. Power run large owner-survey panels; check their model pages for those ratings.
Does the VinFast VF 8 have any recalls?
Yes — NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the VinFast VF 8. All of them have a remedy available. The most recent was filed Aug 28, 2025 and involved Lane Departure / Lane Keep / Automatic Steering. A recall is how a known issue gets fixed — usually free of charge — so the presence of recalls isn't the same as an unresolved problem.
Does the VinFast VF 8 have battery problems?
NHTSA's file lists 0 recalls classified to the battery / high-voltage group and 4 owner complaints (unverified consumer reports) that touch the battery. Owner complaints are unverified and one complaint can span more than one category, so treat the count as a signal of what owners raise, not a defect rate.