Buying Report · £14.99
Tools

Vehicle recall R/2004/202

SEAT Leon and others recall: Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the servo

DVSA recall R/2004/202 names the SEAT Leon, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Toledo and 3 other models. It was launched 2 February 2005. DVSA does not record the build dates for this recall.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2004/202
Launched
2 February 2005
Issued by
SEAT
Vehicles
26,886 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the brake servo in the area of the connections due to a manufacturing fault. Should a vacuum pipe leak the brake servo will loose it's function. This will result in an increase of force which must be applied to the brake pedal. But will not result in a total failure of the braking system.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the vacuum pipes checked and if necessary replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 26,886.
ModelBuilt
SEAT Ibizanot recorded
SEAT Leonnot recorded
SEAT Toledonot recorded
SEAT Cordobanot recorded
SEAT Incanot recorded
SEAT Varionot recorded
Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

  • 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
  • R/2007/116 Head airbag may fail to activate under certain collision conditions. 25 September 2007, SEAT Ibiza
  • R/2002/032 Anti lock brake control unit concern 23 May 2002, SEAT Leon
  • R/2009/111 Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive. 30 November 2009, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon
  • R/2011/168 Fuel may leak 15 December 2011, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon

More on these models

Found one you might buy?

A recall is one part of the picture. See how often it fails its MOT at each age, or what the VetTheCar Buying Report tells you about a specific car.

See an example Buying Report Free car tools

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.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by DVSA. Methodology · Data sources