Audi A4, A5, A5 Cabriolet and others: Seat belts

Date

Aug. 5, 2021

Filed by

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Vehicles

Audi A4 (2021); Audi A5 (2021); Audi A5 Cabriolet (2021); Audi A6 (2021); Audi A6 Allroad (2021); Audi A7 (2021); Audi A8 (2021); Audi E-Tron (2021); Audi Q3 (2021); Audi Q5 (2021); Audi Q7 (2021); Audi Q8 (2021); Audi RS 5 (2021); Audi RS 6 Avant (2021); Audi RS 7 (2021); Audi RS Q8 (2021); Audi S3 (2021, 2022); Audi S4 (2021); Audi S5 (2021); Audi S5 Cabriolet (2021); Audi S6 (2021); Audi S7 (2021); Audi S8 (2021); Audi SQ5 (2021); Audi SQ7 (2021); Audi SQ8 (2021); Volkswagen ID.4 (2021)

Component

Seat Belts; Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Retractor

Description of the defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Volkswagen ID4, Audi A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q3, Q5, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RS5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, S5 Sportback, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, SQ5 Sportback, SQ7, SQ8, and 2021-2022 S3 Sedan vehicles. The rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Potentially affected

45496

What can happen

An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69CR (VW) and 69CS (Audi).

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Owner notification date

Aug. 27, 2021

Manufacturer campaign number

69CR, 69CS

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 11A857807A; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 11B857706J; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 4K8857807E KPZ; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 4K8857807E V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 4M0857706AD V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 4M0857807 A V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 4M8857807A V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 4N0857807A V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 80A857706P JXE; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 80A857706P V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 83A857706D V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 83A857807C V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8W0857706 P JXE; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8W0857706 P V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8W0857706 PVM1; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8W0857807 B JXE; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8W0857807 B V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8W6857706 L V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8W7857706 L V04; Seat belt assembly · Seat belt assembly · 8Y0857807J 041

Recall number

21V606000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.