Vehicle recall R/1996/011

SEAT Toledo recall: Insecurity of fan blade

DVSA recall R/1996/011 names the SEAT Toledo and a line with no model name. It was launched 25 April 1996. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1995.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1996/011
Launched: 25 April 1996
Issued by: SEAT
Vehicles: DVSA lists 64 on each model line

What can go wrong

The pulley on the engine cooling fan may loosen causing the fan motor to seize leading to a possible electrical overload with fire risk.

The fix

Recall the affected vehicles for the fitment of a modified cooling fan and pulley.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 64. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
SEAT Toledo	1 January 1995 to 31 December 1995	64
SEAT (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 January 1995 to 31 December 1995	64

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Other recalls for these models

R/1996/010 Seizure of cooling fan motor 25 April 1996, SEAT Toledo
R/1993/026 Possible brake pipe chafing on certain models 22 June 1993, SEAT Toledo
R/1992/073 ABS wiring modification 25 January 1993, SEAT Toledo
R/2004/202 Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the servo 2 February 2005, SEAT Leon, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Toledo
R/2004/212 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 18 February 2005, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, SEAT Alhambra and others
R/2006/033 Flywheel may fail 5 April 2006, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon

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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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