Volkswagen and Audi front seat belt retractor torsion bars may be damaged

Plain-English summary

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5 and S6 Sportback E-Tron, and 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. About 1,042 units are potentially affected.

The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.

NHTSA states that 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.

Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 30 and 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product

AUDI, VOLKSWAGEN Q4 E-TRON, A6 SPORTBACK E-TRON, S5, S6 SPORTBACK E-TRON

Brand

AUDI

Manufacturer

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Category

Vehicle — Seat belts

Hazard

• restraint-failure
• occupant-protection
• manufacturing-defect

Affected units

1,042

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