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DVSA recall R/2026/192: Audi Q5 (Replacing seat belt with tensioner)

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Audi Q5. Published by the DVSA as R/2026/192 on 4 May 2026. Concern: Replacing seat belt with tensioner.

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DVSA referenceR/2026/192
Launched4 May 2026
MakeAudi (listed as AUDI)
Manufacturer reference69GT
Vehicles listed2,119

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
Q52,11916 July 20256 November 2025

Concern

Replacing seat belt with tensioner

Defect, as DVSA words it

On Audi Q5 vehicles manufactured within a specific period the belt tensioning function on the front seats does not comply with technical requirements. Although the seat belt is tightened in the event of an accident which requires this it cannot be held tight reliably which reduces the protective effect. For this reason one or both front seat belts – as required – will be replaced on affected Q5 vehicles.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall campaign 69GT must be performed on affected vehicles and the affected seat belts must be replaced as described in the Workshop Manual.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

Audi Q5 in the other registers

This site holds seven national and European registers. Audi Q5 is named on 22 American notices, 36 Canadian, 23 European, 5 Japanese and 22 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.

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Audi elsewhere in this register

Audi is named on 158 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.

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