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(Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, \"Occupant Crash Protection\" and 209, \"Seat Belt Assemblies.\"","consequence":"An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"69D8","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V900000","component":"BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2025-12-19","owner_notified":"2026-01-14","units":356894,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2026 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, \"Rear Visibility.\"","consequence":"A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"90TV","initiated_by":"ODI","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":89,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":6,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Forward Collision Avoidance",6],["Structure",2],["Electrical System",2],["Air Bags",1],["Lane Departure",1],["Latches/Locks/Linkages",1]],"by_year":{"2025":1,"2026":5},"excerpts":[["2026-07-08","Latches/Locks/Linkages","The contact owns a 2025 Audi A6. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle locked independently, trapping the driver and passengers inside. The failure occurred repeatedly; during the first two occurrences, unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where a locking mechanism failur\u2026"],["2026-04-29","Visibility/Wiper","Component/System: Windshield washer fluid monitoring system (level sensor and warning). Observed Behavior: The system provides no advance or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153low level\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd warning. The only alert occurs when the reservoir is completely empty, with no intermediate notification of low fluid. Failure Mode / Functional Impact: Washer fun\u2026"],["2026-04-18","Forward Collision Avoidance","On 04/16/2026 at 10:19 my car became unsafe to drive and I had multiple safety errors including: Active front assist unavailable Adaptive cruise assist unavailable Emergency assist unavailable Traffic sign recognition unavailable Adaptive light malfunction High beam assistant malfunction"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"SW AWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.089,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":26,"ncap":5,"complaints":6},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}