Component
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
What Happened
The automatic locking retractor on your vehicle's seat belts is a critical safety feature that helps keep a child seat secure. In some 2025 Audi models, this retractor may not work properly when a child seat is installed, which could lead to a loose seat.
Risk if Unfixed
If the retractor fails, a child seat might not be securely fastened, increasing the risk of serious injury or harm to a child during a crash.
Free Fix
Your Audi dealer will inspect the seat belt assemblies and replace them as needed, at no cost to you. You should schedule the repair as soon as you get the recall notice.
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Original — What Happened
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Original — Risk if Unfixed
An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
Original — Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
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