Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
What Happened
Your vehicle's front seat belts have a mechanism called a torsion bar that helps control the belt's length. Unfortunately, this part might have been damaged during production in your 2025 model.
Risk if Unfixed
If the torsion bar fails in a crash, your seat belt might not work properly, putting you at risk of serious injury. This could happen even if the air bag deploys.
Free Fix
Your dealer will replace the faulty front seat belts, free of charge. You should schedule the repair as soon as possible and contact Audi or Volkswagen at 1-800-253-2834 or 1-800-893-5298 for more information.
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Original — What Happened
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Original — Remedy
Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2025, and October 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 69UM; Volkswagen’s number for this recall is 694T. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 26, 2025.
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