Vehicle recall R/2022/076

SEAT Leon and others recall: Engine design covers could detach from their fixing

DVSA recall R/2022/076 names the SEAT Leon, SEAT Tarraco, SEAT Ateca and SEAT Formentor. It was launched 23 March 2022. It covers vehicles built 16 October 2020 to 14 February 2022.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2022/076
Launched: 23 March 2022
Issued by: SEAT
Manufacturer reference: 10H7
Vehicles: 2,309 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

In some vehicles within the range of specified VINs it is possible that they have engine design covers installed that could detach from their fixing depending on use (very sporty driving or poor road conditions) and the operating time.

The fix

The engine design cover must be removed on all affected vehicles.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 2,309.
Model	Built
SEAT Ateca	16 October 2020 to 14 February 2022
SEAT Leon	16 October 2020 to 14 February 2022
SEAT Tarraco	16 October 2020 to 14 February 2022
SEAT Formentor	16 October 2020 to 14 February 2022

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/2022/088 In some vehiclesthe fuse in the high-voltage system has been produced in part with an insufficient amount of extinguishing sand 7 April 2022, SEAT Leon, SEAT Tarraco
R/2022/185 The wiring harness of the airbag control unit may possibly have been caught by the clutch pedal during installation 28 June 2022, SEAT Leon
R/2021/407 It is possible that the rear knuckle fastening screw does not have the corrct tightening torque 10 November 2021, SEAT Leon
R/2021/324 The front seat belts are not properly anchored 31 August 2021, Cupra Formentor, SEAT Leon
R/2023/200 Possibility that four of the six welding points on the bottom connection of the impact beam for the rear left door are too small 10 July 2023, SEAT Tarraco
R/2023/273 Front driver airbag replacement 11 September 2023, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Ibiza 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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