- Vehicles
- 45,496
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 27
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 27 August 2021
- Repaired
- 96%
- Unrepaired
- 2,005
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2021 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
- 2021-2022 Audi S3
- 2021 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
Repair progress
2,005 of 45,496 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2023.
96% repaired — 43,474 of 45,496 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 17
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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."
What could happen
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021.
Parts involved
- Seat belt assembly11A857807ASeat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly11B857706JSeat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly4K8857807E KPZSeat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly4K8857807E V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly4M0857706AD V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly4M0857807 A V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly4M8857807A V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly4N0857807A V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly80A857706P JXESeat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly80A857706P V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly83A857706D V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly83A857807C V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8W0857706 P JXESeat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8W0857706 P V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8W0857706 PVM1Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8W0857807 B JXESeat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8W0857807 B V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8W6857706 L V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8W7857706 L V04Seat belt assembly
- Seat belt assembly8Y0857807J 041Seat belt assembly
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 August 2021
- Owners notified27 August 2021
- Latest repair reportQ2 2023 — 96% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 5 August 2021.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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).
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 69CR, 69CS
- Recalling manufacturer
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.