Seat Belt Related Problems of the 2020 Audi A4

Seat Belt problem

Date: [xxx] time: approximately [xxx] location: street in front of [xxx]. At approximately [xxx], my wife was seated and properly belted in the front passenger seat of our 2020 Audi A4. The vehicle was completely stationary and parked on the street, between a parked car in front of us and a garbage can behind us. There were no moving vehicles, pedestrians, impacts, or other apparent events occurring around the vehicle. Without warning, the passenger seatbelt suddenly and forcefully tightened across my wife’s abdomen. We heard a distinct electrical/motor sound as it tightened. The force was significant enough to compress her abdomen and cause immediate pain and distress. My wife is [xxx]. There are currently no visible bruises or marks, but the incident was extremely concerning given the force applied directly across her [xxx]. There was no collision, sudden movement, braking, or other apparent reason for the restraint to activate. The vehicle was parked and had not moved. We are requesting that Audi investigate this as a potential unintended activation or malfunction of the seatbelt tensioner/pre sense restraint system. Please inspect the reversible seatbelt tensioner, pre sense system, restraint/airbag control module, relevant sensors, and stored diagnostic fault codes. Please also check for applicable recalls, technical service bulletins, known defects, or similar incidents involving unexpected seatbelt tensioner activation on this vehicle, and document this incident as a formal safety complaint. Please provide the diagnostic findings and cause of the activation in writing. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).