Audi A4, A5, A5 Cabriolet, A6 and 23 more (2021-2022): Seat belts
Recall 21V606000 · Aug 5, 2021 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
45,496
vehicles affected
45,496
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 21V606000
- Date
- Aug 5, 2021
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 45,496
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts > Rear/other > Retractor; Seat belts
- Model years
- 2021-2022
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Volkswagen ID4, Audi A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q3, Q5, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RS5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, S5 Sportback, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, SQ5 Sportback, SQ7, SQ8, and 2021-2022 S3 Sedan vehicles. The rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
What can happen
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69CR (VW) and 69CS (Audi).
Vehicles covered
27 models, 28 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Audi | A4 | 2021 |
| Audi | A5 | 2021 |
| Audi | A5 Cabriolet | 2021 |
| Audi | A6 | 2021 |
| Audi | A6 Allroad | 2021 |
| Audi | A7 | 2021 |
| Audi | A8 | 2021 |
| Audi | E-Tron | 2021 |
| Audi | Q3 | 2021 |
| Audi | Q5 | 2021 |
| Audi | Q7 | 2021 |
| Audi | Q8 | 2021 |
| Audi | RS 5 | 2021 |
| Audi | RS 6 Avant | 2021 |
| Audi | RS 7 | 2021 |
| Audi | RS Q8 | 2021 |
| Audi | S3 | 2021-2022 |
| Audi | S4 | 2021 |
| Audi | S5 | 2021 |
| Audi | S5 Cabriolet | 2021 |
| Audi | S6 | 2021 |
| Audi | S7 | 2021 |
| Audi | S8 | 2021 |
| Audi | SQ5 | 2021 |
| Audi | SQ7 | 2021 |
| Audi | SQ8 | 2021 |
| Volkswagen | ID.4 | 2021 |
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 21V606000?
27 models: Audi A4 (2021), Audi A5 (2021), Audi A5 Cabriolet (2021) and 24 more, about 45,496 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 21V606000?
Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69CR (VW).
What can happen?
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.