NHTSA campaign 25V899000 · Manufacturer campaign 69D8
Audi Recall 25V-899: Seat Belt Retractor May Fail to Secure Child Seat/FMVSS 208
NHTSA recall 25V899000 (Manufacturer campaign 69D8) was reported by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. on December 19, 2025, with 27,768 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Audi A5, Audi A6, Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron and more for the 2025 model year. Owners were notified on February 16, 2026, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V899000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V899000 (also written 25V-899 or 25V899)
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 69D8
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 27,768 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Rear/Other — Retractor
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
Repair completion: 79.44% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V899000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Audi
Audi A5
- 2025 · Vehicles built February 22, 2025 – November 5, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi A6
- 2025 · Vehicles built July 29, 2025 – November 5, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron
- 2025 · Vehicles built July 19, 2024 – November 4, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi Q6 E-Tron
- 2025 · Vehicles built July 19, 2024 – November 4, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron
- 2025 · Vehicles built July 29, 2025 – November 5, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi S5
- 2025 · Vehicles built March 7, 2025 – November 4, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron
- 2025 · Vehicles built March 14, 2025 – October 20, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi SQ6 E-Tron
- 2025 · Vehicles built January 10, 2025 – June 6, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Audi SQ6 Sportback E-Tron
- 2025 · Vehicles built May 9, 2025 – October 31, 2025 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V899000.
Defect description
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."
Safety consequence
An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V899000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.