AI DamageHow to investigate play
Identify the actual seat and distinguish backrest movement from whole-seat/mounting movement. Ask the technician to name the mechanism and accessible welds inspected. An upholstery photo or shaking harder is not a proper frame-condition conclusion.
Editorial inspection order.
Applicability and the full analysisWhen the frame is replaced
The remedy inspects driver/passenger front seats and replaces the backrest frame if the relevant problematic part is found. It does not replace every seat unconditionally. Name findings for each inspected assembly separately.
Applicability and the full analysisFull material about the model
Audi SQ5 MY2020: backrest play and frame-weld defectFront-seat components to inspect, rear-impact relevance and conditional backrest-frame replacement.