Vehicle recall R/1998/107

SEAT Alhambra recall: Potential failure of battery charging circuit

DVSA recall R/1998/107 names the SEAT Alhambra and a line with no model name. It was launched 15 January 1999. It covers vehicles built 1 August 1996 to 28 February 1998.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1998/107
Launched: 15 January 1999
Issued by: SEAT
Vehicles: DVSA lists 113 on each model line

What can go wrong

The power supply of the vehicle can be disrupted without warning (the alternator warning light does not illuminate) due to a break in the wiring loom at the alternator connector.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and fit new wiring loom.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 113. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
SEAT Alhambra	1 August 1996 to 28 February 1998	113
SEAT (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 August 1996 to 28 February 1998	113

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Other recalls for these models

R/1996/112 Overheating of brake pads 5 February 1997, SEAT Alhambra
R/2002/046 Windscreen wiper motor may fail 23 July 2002, SEAT Alhambra
R/2004/212 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 18 February 2005, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, SEAT Alhambra and others
R/2006/059 Twin-mass flywheel may fail and result in a vehicle fire 2 June 2006, SEAT Alhambra
R/2016/064 Side airbag gas generator canister may fail 6 April 2016, SEAT Alhambra
R/2018/032 Passenger airbag may not deploy as intended 29 January 2018, SEAT Alhambra

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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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