Audi recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Audi RS Q8, Audi Q8, Audi Q7, and Audi SQ8 vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle to the seat belt stalk.
What could happen
A seat belt that is missing a rivet may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 692K. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 14, 2025.
Vehicles covered
- Audi Q7 2025
- Audi Q8 2025
- Audi Rs Q8 2025
- Audi Sq8 2025
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 25V777000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 12, 2025
- Owners notified
- Dec 3, 2025
- Vehicles or items affected
- 61
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
- Part
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
- Maker's own recall number
- 692K
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Audi recall: Lane departure Mar 4, 2026
- Audi recall: Back over prevention Dec 19, 2025
- Audi recall: Electrical system Mar 31, 2025
- Audi recall: Air bags Apr 3, 2024
- Audi recall: Air bags Dec 20, 2023
- Audi recall: Equipment Oct 26, 2022
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.