Vehicle recall R/2006/035

Skoda Octavia recall: Flywheel may fail resulting in fire

DVSA recall R/2006/035 names the Skoda Octavia. It was launched 19 April 2006. It covers vehicles built 1 February 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2006/035
Launched: 19 April 2006
Issued by: SKODA
Manufacturer reference: 13C9
Vehicles: 1,687 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that the two mass flywheel can become damaged because of a not optimally aligned through-flow restrictor in the clutch pressure pipe. This situation can lead to total failure of the flywheel and under unfavourable conditions a fire

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the make of the two mass flywheel identified and if necessary replaced together with the breather of the clutch pressure pipe.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Skoda Octavia (OCTAVIA 11)	1 February 2004 to 30 June 2005	1,687

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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/2004/136 The side air bag wiring may be incorrect 26 August 2004, Skoda Octavia
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/2009/124 Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive 14 December 2009, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Superb
R/2002/033 Anti lock brake control unit concern 10 May 2002, 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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