Electrical system failure - risk of fire warning. Car would not engage in gear. 2025, with less than 1000 miles
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Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- What is wrong
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (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."
- Risk
- 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 on December 23, 2025.
Recall number 25V899000 · Recall details
Seat belts: front: retractor
- What is wrong
- 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.
- 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 beginning September 26, 2025.
Recall number 25V638000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron 545
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- This bulletin provides information when there is an electrical system fault; control unit for low-voltage...
- This bulletin provides information when the digital key cannot be adapted.
- This bulletin is an aid for TSB2082223, combined software update 03.11.00/C (28.14/01) KD2 .
- This bulletin provides informaiton on the use of the PICO-NVH tool (VAS 611 015).
- This bulletin provides information when the rear lid does not open or close fully; software version 0231...
- This bulletin provides information when the rear lid does not open or close fully.
- This bulletin provides information when the charging cable is shown as eing connected; U01E400.
- This bulletin provides information regarding the current top concerns being addressed by the Audi Digital...
- This Reporting Oblibation states that technicians need to create a ticket with the Technical Assistance...
- This bulletin proides service information when there is a prompt to take over the steering wheel (hands...
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Is the 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron, close to a typical S6 Sportback E-Tron model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron?
Electrical system, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2025 Audi S6 Sportback E-Tron have?
2 recalls, covering seat belts.
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