NHTSA recall 26V266000
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 | 26V266000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 69GT |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2026-04-24 |
| Owners notified | 2026-05-29 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER |
| Units potentially affected | 7425 |
| Part numbers | 8MA 857 706 L, 8MA 857 705 L |
| Report | Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 7425 |
| Reported remedied | 1861 (25%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, 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. (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.
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 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.
| 2025 AUDI Q5 | Built 2025-07-13 to 2025-12-14. |
|---|---|
| 2025 AUDI Q5 SPORTBACK | Built 2025-07-10 to 2025-12-03. |
| 2025 AUDI SQ5 | Built 2025-07-15 to 2025-12-14. |
| 2025 AUDI SQ5 SPORTBACK | Built 2025-07-15 to 2025-12-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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
| Dealer 69RH | 2026-06-04. Service campaign. Audi is conducting a special parts collection program involving the driver and/or front passenger seat belts from selected 2025 model year Audi vehicles. This is not a recall. |
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| Circular 69RH | 2026-06-04. Service campaign. Audi is conducting a special parts collection program involving the driver and/or front passenger seat belts from selected 2025 model year Audi vehicles. This is not a recall. |
| SM 03-2026 | 2026-05-05. Other. This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed and only order the successor parts going forward. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.