{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V084000","date":"2022-02-16","owner_notified":"2022-03-15","manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE","summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022 E-Tron GT vehicles.  The center seat belt buckle wiring harness may obstruct access to the right rear seat lower child seat anchors, preventing a child seat from being properly secured.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, \"Child Restraint Anchorage Systems.\"","consequence":"An improperly secured child seat increases the risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will reroute and secure the center rear seat belt buckle wiring harness and, as necessary, replace a damaged buckle, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed March 15, 2022.  Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 72M6.","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.","mfr_campaign":"72M6","part_number":"D 437 S40 A2","units":693,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":2,"period_from":"2025-1","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-23","involved":693,"remedied":687,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":99,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"AUDI","model":"E-TRON GT","vehicle_id":"2022_audi_e-tron-gt","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/22V084000"}