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."
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Identifiers in this source record
2025 AUDI S5Manufacturer campaign: 69D8Part: 8B3 857 805 A 85E 857 805 B 85H 857 805 B2025 AUDI Q6 E-TRON2025 AUDI A52025 AUDI A62025 AUDI SQ6 SPORTBACK E-TRON2025 AUDI Q6 SPORTBACK E-TRON2025 AUDI A6 SPORTBACK E-TRON2025 AUDI S6 SPORTBACK E-TRON2025 AUDI SQ6 E-TRONVehicle: VIN plus the year, make and model. Car seat or equipment: Manufacturer, model and production date from the label. Tire: Brand, tire line, size and DOT tire identification number.
Read the vehicles identification guideWhy this notice was issued
An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
Official action
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. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
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Read the full official instructionsProduct & source details
- Product
- 2025 AUDI S5
- Brand or manufacturer
- AUDI
- Source
- NHTSA
- Notice type
- Recall
- Source reference
- 25V899000
- Category
- Vehicles & road safety