NHTSA Campaign 25V899000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 25V899000 covers 4 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 25V899000 with NHTSA on December 19, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 25V899000, NHTSA lists up to 27,768 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 7, 2025 and November 4, 2025.
The 25V899000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V899000 were scheduled from February 16, 2026, 59 days after the report.
25V899000 covers 4 models from Audi, model years 2025.
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V899000 ranks 92 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 25V899000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 25V899000 was 25V777000, reported on November 12, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
- The risk
- An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
Reported December 19, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V899000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V899000, 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: December 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted