2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron Seat Belt Retractor Recall (25V899)

Recall 25V899 at a glance

What is wrong with the 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron in recall 25V899?

The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt.

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."

Is it safe to drive a 2025 SQ6 E-Tron with recall 25V899?

NHTSA has not told owners to stop driving, but the risk is real: An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.

NHTSA describes the risk this way: An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.

There is no do-not-drive order on this campaign. If your SQ6 E-Tron shows warning lights or behaves differently in a way that involves the retractor, have it checked before driving further.

Which vehicles are included in recall 25V899?

Recall 25V899 covers 27,768 vehicles: 2025 Audi A5; 2025 Audi A6; 2025 Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron; 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron; 2025 Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron; 2025 Audi S5; 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron; 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron; 2025 Audi SQ6 Sportback E-Tron.

NHTSA lists 27,768 vehicles in this campaign, built March 7, 2025 to November 4, 2025. Not every vehicle of these models and years is included, so check your VIN.

What is the fix for the SQ6 E-Tron seat belt retractor recall?

Yes. Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge.

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.

When was recall 25V899 announced?

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported recall 25V899 to NHTSA on December 19, 2025. NHTSA lists the owner letter date as February 16, 2026.

This recall was filed 9 months ago, and vehicles were built over a span of 242 days. If your SQ6 E-Tron was built in that window, the VIN check below is the way to confirm it is included.

How do I check if my SQ6 E-Tron is part of recall 25V899?

Enter your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. If recall 25V899 is open on your SQ6 E-Tron, it will be listed there.

Look up your VIN on nhtsa.gov/recalls. If 25V899000 is open on your SQ6 E-Tron, it will be listed there, along with Audi recall number 69D8. You can also ask any Audi dealer to run the VIN. The VIN is printed on your registration and visible through the lower driver-side windshield.

What should SQ6 E-Tron owners do about recall 25V899?

Check your VIN, schedule the free recall repair, and keep a repair order for every dealer visit.

1. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm recall 25V899000 applies to your SQ6 E-Tron.
2. Call a Audi dealer and schedule the recall repair. Ask how long the repair takes and whether parts are in stock.
3. Keep a copy of every repair order. Check that each one lists your complaint, the mileage, and the dates in and out.
4. Write down when symptoms involving the retractor happen: date, mileage, speed, weather and what you felt or heard. Photos and short videos help.
5. Count the days the vehicle is at the dealer. Days out of service add up toward California's 30-day presumption.
6. If the recall repair does not fix it, or the vehicle keeps going back for the same issue, talk to a lemon law attorney.

What are SQ6 E-Tron owners reporting to NHTSA?

Owners have filed 69 complaints with NHTSA about these vehicles since 2020, 1 of them about the seat belts.

Too few NHTSA complaints about the seat belts have been filed since recall 25V899 was reported (1) to say whether the fix is holding.

NHTSA’s public complaint database lists 69 owner complaints filed since 2020 for the vehicles in this recall, and 1 of them involve the seat belts. Complaints are reports from owners and have not been verified by NHTSA, but a high count for the same component is a sign the problem is widespread.

• 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron: 31 complaints in total, 1 about the seat belts
• 2025 Audi S5: 11 complaints in total, 0 about the seat belts
• 2025 Audi A5: 8 complaints in total, 0 about the seat belts
• 2025 Audi A6: 6 complaints in total, 0 about the seat belts
• 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron: 6 complaints in total, 0 about the seat belts
• 2025 Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron: 4 complaints in total, 0 about the seat belts
• 2025 Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron: 2 complaints in total, 0 about the seat belts
• 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron: 1 complaints in total, 0 about the seat belts

Examples of what owners have reported to NHTSA (unverified excerpts):

The vehicle exhibits multiple critical safety defects that pose a severe risk to my life and the lives of my children. Most notably, the steering system performs sudden, unintended maneuvers and the steering wheel moves with dangerous abruptness without driver input.

2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron owner, FL, NHTSA complaint 11727428, filed March 27, 2026

Can recall 25V899 make my SQ6 E-Tron a lemon in California?

Not by itself. A recall repair that fails, or repeat dealer visits for the same defect, can support a California lemon law claim.

Recall 25V899000 does not automatically make your SQ6 E-Tron a lemon. California's Song-Beverly Act asks two questions: does a warranty defect substantially impair the vehicle's use, value or safety, and did the manufacturer fail to fix it in a reasonable number of tries (Civ. Code 1793.2(d))?

Seat belt defects are safety defects. If the belt, buckle or pretensioner still does not work right after the recall repair, the repeat visit belongs in your records.

This is not the first recall for this problem. When a manufacturer has to recall the same retractor again, that suggests the earlier fix did not work. If your 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron has had this repair more than once, keep every repair order.

Earlier campaigns on these vehicles involving the same component: 21V606000.

California law presumes a reasonable number of attempts has been made if, within 18 months or 18,000 miles of delivery, the same problem was repaired two or more times for a defect likely to cause death or serious injury, four or more times for any covered defect, or the vehicle was out of service for repairs more than 30 days in total (Civ. Code 1793.22(b)). Some of these require written notice to the manufacturer. A claim can still succeed outside that window.

An owner who prevails in a lemon law case can recover reasonable attorney fees and costs from the manufacturer (Civ. Code 1794(d)). You pay nothing, win or lose. We are paid only if you win, and the manufacturer pays our fees, including in settlements. If a case is lost, our firm covers the costs.

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