NHTSA recall 22V515000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 22V515000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 68i2 |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2022-07-20 |
| Owners notified | 2022-11-15 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER |
| Units potentially affected | 2584 |
| Part numbers | 8Y0857705 J and 8Y0857706 J |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2584 |
| Reported remedied | 2440 (94%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3 and A3 sedans. The retention force of the seat belt tensioner on the driver and front passenger seats may be inadequate to properly restrain the occupants during a crash.
What can happen
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 15, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 68i2.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
| 2022 AUDI A3 | |
|---|---|
| 2022 AUDI S3 |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| A6923942056421_7 | 2023-08-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the seat belt or presense warning appears sporadically while driving. |
|---|---|
| A6923922063398_3 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information for when the seatbelt is hard to latch in the belt buckle. |
| A6921662063398_1 | 2021-06-03. Service bulletin. This informational bulletin outlines what is damage due to outside influence on a seat belt. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.