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2026 Audi Q4 E-Tron Recalls & Complaints
The 2026 Audi Q4 E-Tron has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2026 Audi Q4 E-Tron. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Audi dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2026 Audi Q4 E-Tron. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Damaged Seat Belt Retractor
NHTSA #25V638000 · Seat Belts — Front — Retractor · NHTSA notice
Reported September 24, 2025 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Potentially affected: 1,042 vehicles
Repair completion: 91.46% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
Manufacturer campaign 694T 69UM · Owners notified October 31, 2025 · Vehicles built June 23, 2025 – July 1, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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