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Audi driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.

NHTSA campaign 26V-266 · Reported April 24, 2026 · 7,425 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Audi Q5 and SQ5
VEHICLES AFFECTED
7,425
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. reported a problem with the seat belts pretensioner. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash.

WHY IT MATTERS

Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the driver and front passenger seat belts as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-266.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2025Audi Q5
2025Audi SQ5

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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