{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Volkswagen recall 25V638 (694T 69UM): Audi A5, Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron, Audi Q4 E-Tron and 5 more (2025 to 2026)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v638/",
  "summary": "Recall 25V638 (Volkswagen): In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occ...",
  "excerpt": "Audi A5, Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron, Audi Q4 E-Tron, Audi Q4 Sportback E-Tron, Audi S5, Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron, model years 2025 to 2026. Filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 September 2025. 1,042 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Volkswagen's own number for this recall: 694T 69UM. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 25V638 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 25V638 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Seat Belts:Front:Retractor 24 September 2025",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:00:37+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:00:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Volkswagen recall 25V638 (694T 69UM): Audi A5, Audi A6 Sportback E-Tron, Audi Q4 E-Tron and 5 more (2025 to 2026)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/25v638/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}