[pending] 2025 AUDI RS Q8
Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 25V777000.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Audi RS Q8, Audi Q8, Audi Q7, and Audi SQ8 vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle to the seat belt stalk.
A seat belt that is missing a rivet may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 692K. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 14, 2025.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2025 AUDI RS Q8
- Brand
- AUDI
- Manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Affected units
- 61
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (4)
- RS Q8
- Q7
- SQ8
- Q8
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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