Audi A5, A6, A6 Sportback E-TRON, Q6 E-TRON and 5 more (2025): Seat belts
Recall 25V899000 · Dec 19, 2025 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
27,768
vehicles affected
27,768
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 25V899000
- Date
- Dec 19, 2025
- Maker
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 27,768
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seat belts > Rear/other > Retractor
- Model years
- 2025
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
9 models, 9 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Audi | A5 | 2025 |
| Audi | A6 | 2025 |
| Audi | A6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 |
| Audi | Q6 E-Tron | 2025 |
| Audi | Q6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 |
| Audi | S5 | 2025 |
| Audi | S6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 |
| Audi | SQ6 E-Tron | 2025 |
| Audi | SQ6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 25V899000?
9 models: Audi A5 (2025), Audi A6 (2025), Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron (2025) and 6 more, about 27,768 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 25V899000?
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.
What can happen?
An improperly secured child seat can increase 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.