Audi recalls A6, A7, Q7, Q8 cars over seat belt buckle and anchorage defect
The seat belt buckle and anchorage have a defect that may stop the belt holding people back well enough, raising the risk of injuries, in particular to passengers in the front seats.
What to do
Measure taken: Recall of the product from end users (economic operator: Manufacturer), in force from Unknown.
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Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Recall details
- Product
- Passenger car
- Company
- Audi
- Hazard
- The product has a defect in the buckle and the anchorage of the seat belt, which may result in insufficient restraining effect of the seatbelt, increasing the risk of injuries, in particular to the passengers of the front seats. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Countries that reacted
- Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/04382/25
- Model or type: F2, 4L, e1*2007/46*1801*, e1*2001/116*0350*
- Production dates: 17.03.2025 - 30.07.2025
- Company recall code: 692K
- Measure in force since
- Unknown
- Published on Safety Gate
- December 12, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- December 12, 2025
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Audi Passenger car (A6, A7, Q7, Q8)
- Product
- Product: Passenger car Name: A6, A7, Q7, Q8 Brand: Audi Description: Passenger car.
- Risk
- Risk type: Injuries The product has a defect in the buckle and the anchorage of the seat belt, which may result in insufficient restraining effect of the seatbelt, increasing the risk of injuries, in particular to the passengers of the front seats. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
- Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users (economic operator: Manufacturer), in force from Unknown
- Country of origin
- Germany
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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