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Vehicle recall R/2004/136

Skoda Octavia recall: The side air bag wiring may be incorrect

DVSA recall R/2004/136 names the Skoda Octavia. It was launched 26 August 2004. DVSA does not record the build dates for this recall.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2004/136
Launched
26 August 2004
Issued by
SKODA
Vehicles
1,575 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The wires for the Air Bag Unit block connector were incorrectly located for the side airbags which could result in the opposite side air bag being ignited

The fix

Recall affected vehicles to check and if necessary correct control unit

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Skoda Octavianot recorded1,575
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Other recalls for these models

  • R/2004/215 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 17 February 2005, Skoda Fabia, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Superb
  • R/2002/148 Rear window wiper may break off 31 March 2003, Skoda Octavia
  • R/2003/042 Brake vacuum supply pipe concern 26 March 2003, Skoda Octavia
  • R/2006/035 Flywheel may fail resulting in fire 19 April 2006, Skoda Octavia
  • R/2002/033 Anti lock brake control unit concern 10 May 2002, Skoda Octavia
  • R/2001/059 Fuel leakage concern 25 June 2001, Skoda Octavia

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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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