NHTSA 25V638000Manufacturer no. 694T 69UM
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
- Report received by NHTSA
- September 24, 2025
- Owner notification
- October 31, 2025
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 1,042 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI
- June 25, 2025 – July 11, 2025
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- GTI
Defect summary
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
Safety risk
In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2025, and October 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 69UM; Volkswagen’s number for this recall is 694T. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 26, 2025.
Source: NHTSA recall 25V638000, filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov