Recall 25V638000: 2025 Audi A5, 2025 Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Audi Q4 E-Tron +5 more
Updated from NHTSA data · How we count
- Report date
- Sep 24, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- 1,042
- Models
- 8
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
The problem
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.
The risk
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.
The fix
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.
Affected vehicles
- 2025 Audi A5
- 2025 Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron
- 2026 Audi Q4 E-Tron
- 2026 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron
- 2025 Audi S5
- 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron
- 2025 Volkswagen Golf R
- 2025 Volkswagen GTI
Details
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V638000
- Manufacturer campaign
- 694T 69UM
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Owner letters
- Oct 31, 2025
- Components
- Seat belts:front:retractor (Seats & Seat Belts)
Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers. To see if your vehicle is included, enter your VIN at NHTSA.gov or call the manufacturer.
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. Methodology