Audi recalls 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5 and SQ5 Sportback vehicles over seat belts that may fail in a crash
The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly and fail to properly restrain occupants in a crash, which raises the risk of injury.
What to do
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834 and cite recall number 69GT.
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Recall details
- Product
- Audi Q5, Q5 Sportback, Sq5 and 1 more 2025
- Hazard
- Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
- Units
- 7,425 vehicles
- Owner notification
- May 29, 2026
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 24, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V266000
- Manufacturer campaign number: 69GT
- Model years: 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
- Defect
- 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.
- Consequence
- Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
- Corrective action
- 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.
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