Vinfast Vf 8. Published by Transport Canada as 2026038 on 30 January 2026. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the electronic parking pawl (EPP) to be released on its own. Additionally, the electronic parking brake (EPB) wiring harness could become damaged and/or corroded. If both issues happen at the same time, the vehicle could roll away when it's parked.
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2026038
- Recall date
- 30 January 2026
- Make
- Vinfast
- Models
- VF 8
- Model years
- 2023 to 2025
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 639
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, a software problem could cause the electronic parking pawl (EPP) to be released on its own. Additionally, the electronic parking brake (EPB) wiring harness could become damaged and/or corroded. If both issues happen at the same time, the vehicle could roll away when it's parked.Safety Risk:
A parked vehicle that rolls away could create the risk of an injury or a crash.Corrective Actions:
To reduce the safety risk, VinFast recommends parking the vehicle on a flat surface until the recall repairs have been completed. VinFast will notify owners by email and advise you to take your vehicle to a VinFast authorized service center to update the vehicle software. The service center will also inspect and repair or replace the EPB wiring harness, as necessary.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2026038.
Vinfast elsewhere in this register
Vinfast is named on 4 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2025517 · 26 September 2025 · VF 8 · Other
- 2025006 · 8 January 2025 · VF 8 · Airbag
- 2024293 · 24 May 2024 · VF 8 · Airbag
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2026042 · 30 January 2026 · Solitude Fifth Wheel Trailer · Electrical
- 2026027 · 23 January 2026 · Cherokee · Electrical
- 2026024 · 22 January 2026 · Digger Derricks, Aerial Devices · Electrical
- 2026010 · 16 January 2026 · Freelander · Electrical
- 2026011 · 16 January 2026 · View, Minnie Winnie, Spirit · Electrical
- 2026004 · 9 January 2026 · Escape, Focus, MKC · Electrical
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