NHTSA Campaign 21V606000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 21V606000 covers 20 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other: retractor. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 21V606000 with NHTSA on August 5, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V606000, NHTSA lists up to 45,496 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V606000 were scheduled from August 27, 2021, 22 days after the report.
21V606000 covers 20 models from Audi and Volkswagen, model years 2021.
Owners of the model years 21V606000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V606000 vehicles, the 2021 Audi Q3 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V606000 ranks 74 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 21V606000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 21V606000 was 21V607000, reported on August 4, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Volkswagen ID4, Audi A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q3, Q5, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RS5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, S5 Sportback, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, SQ5 Sportback, SQ7, SQ8, and 2021-2022 S3 Sedan vehicles. The rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69CR (VW) and 69CS (Audi).
Reported August 5, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V606000 (20)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V606000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 5, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted