NHTSA vehicle safety data
2025 Audi Q5 Sportback Recalls & Complaints
The 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Audi dealer.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2025 Audi Q5 Sportback. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Seat Belts May Not Restrain Occupants
NHTSA #26V266000 · Seat Belts — Pretensioner · NHTSA notice
Reported April 24, 2026 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Potentially affected: 7,425 vehicles
Repair completion: 25.06% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
Manufacturer campaign 69GT · Owners notified May 29, 2026 · Vehicles built July 10, 2025 – December 3, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Defect description
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 Q5, Q5 Sportback, SQ5, and SQ5 Sportback vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.
Safety consequence
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 29, 2026. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69GT.
Other Audi Q5 Sportback model years
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