2025 Audi Q5 & 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback + 2 more recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.
💥 The risk
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69GT.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V266000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 69GT
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 7,425
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-253-2834
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 29, 2026
- Built
- Jul 13, 2025 – Dec 14, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR