NHTSA Campaign 25V638000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 25V638000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 25V638000 with NHTSA on September 24, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 25V638000, NHTSA lists up to 1,042 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 23, 2025 and July 1, 2025.
The 25V638000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V638000 were scheduled from October 31, 2025, 37 days after the report.
25V638000 covers 1 model from Audi, model years 2025.
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V638000 ranks 184 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 25V638000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 25V638000 was 21V606000, reported on August 5, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The 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.
- The fix
- 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.
Reported September 24, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V638000 (1)
Audi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V638000, 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: September 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted