NHTSA recall 25V899000

What's wrong: 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)…

Why it matters: An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.

The fix: 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.