Vehicle recall R/2025/508

Audi Q8 and Audi A6 recall: Belt buckle rivet missing

DVSA recall R/2025/508 names the Audi Q8 and Audi A6. It was launched 14 November 2025. It covers vehicles built 24 March 2025 to 2 April 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/508
Launched: 14 November 2025
Issued by: AUDI
Manufacturer reference: 692K
Vehicles: 5 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles an important connection in the seat belt buckle may not have been produced correctly during the assembly process.

The fix

The belt buckles on both front seats (left and right) must be replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Audi A6	24 March 2025 to 2 April 2025	4
Audi Q8	25 March 2025	1

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Other recalls for these models

R/2025/463 Software update for battery control unit 24 October 2025, Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi Q5
R/2025/441 Software update for battery control unit 10 October 2025, Audi Q7, Audi Q8, Audi A8
R/2025/387 Stop-drive TAKATA PSAN 8 August 2025, Audi A3, Audi A4, Audi A5 and others
R/2024/495 Servicing high-voltage battery 9 December 2024, Audi Q5, Audi A6
R/2024/158 Replacing Takata passenger airbag 4 April 2024, Audi A4, Audi A6
R/2024/018 The function of the side airbag may be restricted due to the airbag not being sufficiently secured to the front left seat frame. 15 January 2024, Audi Q8, Audi Q7

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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