{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2021486 (Audi), 2021: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2021486/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2021486, AUDI A7, Q3, SQ5, A5, S3, RS 7, Q8, E-TRON, RS 5, RS Q8, SQ7, SQ8, S6,, 2021-08-04. Issue: On certain vehicles, the.",
  "excerpt": "Audi A7, Q3, Sq5, A5, S3, Rs 7. Published by Transport Canada as 2021486 on 4 August 2021. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says Issue: On certain vehicles, the passenger seat belt assemblies may contain defective automatic locking retractors (ALR). As a result, the seat belts may not properly lock to secure a child seat. Safety Risk: A seat belt that is used to secure a child restraint but is not properly locked could increase the risk … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. Audi A7 is named on 12 American notices, 14 British, 20 European, 1 Japanese and 12 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Volkswagen recall 24V898 - 2022-2023 Audi Q5 PHEV and 2022 Audi A7 PHEV Volkswagen recall 20V274 - 2020 Audi A6, A6 Allroad and A7 Audi recall 19V035 - 2016-2018 Q7, A6 and A7 DVSA recall R/2014/098: Audi Q7, A5, A6 and 3 more (Reduction in braking performance) DVSA recall R/2015/031: Audi A7, Q5, A6 and 4 more (Fuel may leak) DVSA recall R/2017/078: Audi A5, A7, A8 and 3 more (Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident) EU Safety Gate alert A12/00689/20: Audi A4, A5, A6, A7, Q5, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate aler",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T15:16:30+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T15:16:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2021486 (Audi), 2021: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2021486/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}