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Vehicle recall R/2011/168

SEAT Altea and SEAT Leon recall: Fuel may leak

DVSA recall R/2011/168 names the SEAT Altea and SEAT Leon. It was launched 15 December 2011. It covers vehicles built 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2011/168
Launched
15 December 2011
Issued by
SEAT
Manufacturer reference
23k6
Vehicles
DVSA lists 65 on each model line

What can go wrong

On 2.0l Common Rail engines of a limited production period faulty material can cause leaks on the high pressure pipes during the service life of the vehicle.

The fix

Anti-vibration balance weights will be fitted on the high-pressure pipes.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 65. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
SEAT Altea1 January 2009 to 31 December 200965
SEAT Leon1 January 2009 to 31 December 200965
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/2009/111 Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive. 30 November 2009, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon
  • R/2016/180 Manual child lock may disengage without warning 5 August 2016, SEAT Leon, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Toledo and others
  • R/2017/216 Abs/esc system may fail 10 July 2017, SEAT Leon, SEAT Altea
  • R/2006/033 Flywheel may fail 5 April 2006, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon
  • R/2018/060 Starter motor may malfunction and overheat 7 March 2018, SEAT Altea, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Ibiza and others
  • R/2004/212 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 18 February 2005, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Altea, SEAT Alhambra and others

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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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