Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.: Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 24, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,042. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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 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.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Audi Q4 E-Tron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Audi A5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Audi S5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Volkswagen Golf R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Volkswagen GTI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 25V638000.
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