NHTSA recall 25V-638: Seat Belts

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · Reported September 24, 2025 · 3 affected model years

Seat Belts recall

25V-638
September 24, 2025 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
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.
Safety 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.
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.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign number25V638000
ManufacturerVolkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Report dateSeptember 24, 2025
ComponentSeat Belts:Front:Retractor
Fixed over the airNo
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Affected vehicles

2025 Audi A52 recalls total2025 Audi S52 recalls total2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron2 recalls total

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