2023 VinFast VF 8 driver assistance & safety tech problems

Related recalls

• Recall 25V559000Aug 28, 20256,314 vehicles
  LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: AUTOMATIC STEERING

  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.

  Risk: A steering wheel that moves unexpectedly may increase the risk of a crash.

  Remedy: 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.

What owners say

1. Filed Apr 2, 2026CADriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   See attached document for complaint. I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding serious delays and lack of communication surro ding a safety recall repair for my VinFast vehicle. I received an Important Safety Recall Notice from VinFast Auto LLC regarding Recall Notice VPAC 379 / NHTSA Recall No. 25V559, involving a software update to address issues with the Lane Keeping Assist {LKA) system. The notice states that this update should take approximately five (5) hours…

   NHTSA complaint #11728770 · source
2. Filed Nov 5, 20255 miCABody & StructureDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical System

   The contact leased a 2023 Vinfast VF 8. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V559000 (LANE DEPARTURE). The contact stated that while making a turn, the vehicle jerked, and the steering wheel unexpectedly became difficult to turn. In addition, the vehicle made wide turns. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the A/C failed to function as intended. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted.…

   NHTSA complaint #11697753 · source
3. Filed Aug 4, 2025CADriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical System

   The 12v battery when car was purchased was defective. This caused the car to suddenly die. As per the sales manager where car was purchased heat disables the car from running properly.

   NHTSA complaint #11678374 · source
4. Filed Oct 29, 2024CADriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   Got my car back from service a couple months ago and it is still performing with errors. While driving in a specific lane on the freeway the car would try to pull my steering wheel to the other lane. VinFast stated an update is all is needed and the problem still is occurring. This car is dangerous. One example of this is the Pleasanton California incident.

   NHTSA complaint #11622428 · source
5. Filed Oct 5, 2024NCDriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering

   When do you go does not detect lanes violently moves the steering wheel to try to maneuver you back into a lane. I’m constantly turning this feature off because it has posed a risk of crash on multiple occasions

   NHTSA complaint #11618228 · source
6. Filed Aug 27, 2024CABody & StructureDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical System

   I purchased my Vinfast VF8 in March 2023 as one of the first to be delivered. Unfortunately, on the first day of receiving the car, I encountered some issues. The fault sensors went off repeatedly, particularly during a rainy day. The car currently has 9600 miles on it, and it has been driven from San Diego to Irvine around 3-4 times to be serviced for issues associated with the functionality of the VF8, with one of those trips being to a repair facility in San Francisco.…

   NHTSA complaint #11611052 · source
7. Filed Aug 17, 2024CADriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering

   While driving this vehicle, the steering would take control and pull me to another lane at times. While turning or merging into another lane, it would auto correct and steer me into the lane I’m not steering into causing me from losing control of which direction I’m going into. A hard pull of the steering wheel would try to auto correct. Car automatically turned off on me while on the freeway losing power to the whole car. They said an update to the car is all is needed.…

   NHTSA complaint #11609163 · source
8. Filed Aug 7, 2024CADriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering

   The lane assist feature repeatedly comes on randomly and has almost caused several accidents while I was driving. Specifically, I was driving on the freeway today in moderate traffic and the emergency lane assist warning flashes on and the car begins to jerk the steering wheel. It caused me to try to correct this and almost caused my hitting the car next to me. There are warning lights that repeatedly just come on without there actually being an issue. The roll back feature…

   NHTSA complaint #11607139 · source
9. Filed Jul 17, 2024CADriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   Lane keep assist will intermittently trigger while driving straight. After having this happen several times, I now disable the option at the start of every drive. Lane keep assist module will trigger a fault and restart mid drive despite being turned off prior to driving. This is in a drive by wire vehicle in which there is no direct connection between the physical wheels and the steering wheels. This has happened 3 times to me, and once to my wife. It has happened on my…

   NHTSA complaint #11603022 · source
10. Filed Jun 12, 2024CADriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering

    Lane keep assist feature is on by default even with new software updates. when you merging to turning lane at intersections even with the turn signal is on, the car will try stop you merging into the turning lane.

    NHTSA complaint #11593922 · source
11. Filed Jun 11, 2024CADriver Assistance & Safety TechSteering

    On June 7th, I experienced a concerning incident involving the lane-keeping assist feature in my car while driving on Pinehurst Dr. in Aptos. As I was going around a corner just after the elementary school, I had forgotten to turn off the lane assist feature. Since there is no permanent way to disable this feature, when another car approached from the opposite direction, the lane assist system kicked in aggressively. I had slightly drifted too close to the center lane, and…

    NHTSA complaint #11593599 · source
12. Filed May 22, 2024CADriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical SystemSteering

    Lane keep assist feature is on by default and will try correct the steering even when it is going in straight line but one of the lane in road is missing or not vissible. This could be mainly in intersections. I also had an issue where steering wheel adjustment is not working due to communication box issue, they had to unplug and replug the wire between communication box and steering wheel. It also stopped in the middle if road saying electrical system failure with in two…

    NHTSA complaint #11590043 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology