Audi is recalling 2025 Q7 vehicles with seat belt buckles that may lack a critical rivet, increasing crash injury risk. Owners must have front seat belts replaced free by dealers.
A seat belt that is missing a rivet may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Audi is recalling 2025 Q7 vehicles where the front seat belt buckles might be missing a rivet. This could fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash, raising injury risk.
A missing rivet in the seat belt buckle could cause it to detach from the seat belt stalk during a crash. This might not properly restrain occupants, increasing the risk of injury.
Owners of 2025 Audi Q7 vehicles are affected. Drivers and front passenger occupants face the highest risk due to potential seat belt failure during crashes.
Check if your 2025 Audi Q7 has front seat belt buckles that appear loose or missing a rivet. The recall covers vehicles with VINs searchable on NHTSA.gov starting November 14, 2025.
Call Audi at 1-800-253-2834 to schedule a free seat belt buckle replacement.
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles at no cost to you.
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 692K. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 14, 2025.
The seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures them to the seat belt stalk, which could cause failure during a crash.
Your 2025 Audi Q7 is affected if the front seat belt buckles appear loose or missing a rivet. VINs became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 14, 2025.
Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles for free. Contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 to schedule the replacement.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Audi to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V777000 — Audi Audi Hello, I own a Audi that is covered by recall 25V777000 from Audi. The official recall notice states: Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 692K. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 14, 2025. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
