Vehicle recall R/2023/273
SEAT Ateca and others recall: Front driver airbag replacement
DVSA recall R/2023/273 names the SEAT Ateca, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Toledo and SEAT Leon. It was launched 11 September 2023. It covers vehicles built 19 March 2012 to 9 December 2017.
Recall data updated
What can go wrong
In vehicles produced in a specific period with airbags from manufacturer Takata in the event of an accident with airbag activation the driver airbag gas generator housing may explode.
The fix
Inspect the driver’s airbag and replace it if necessary.
Models and build dates
| Model | Built | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| SEAT Alhambra | 10 March 2015 to 7 June 2017 | 8 |
| SEAT Ateca | 13 April 2016 to 9 December 2017 | 5 |
| SEAT Ibiza | 3 March 2015 to 6 September 2017 | 7 |
| SEAT Leon | 19 March 2012 to 18 April 2017 | 50,140 |
| SEAT Toledo | 4 November 2013 to 9 June 2017 | 2,162 |
Other recalls for these models
- R/2023/294 In certain vehicles within a range of specified VINs it has been detected that an engine support that did not receive the correct heat treatment may have been fitted. 16 October 2023, Cupra Formentor, SEAT Leon
- R/2024/160 Driver's side front airbag 10 April 2024, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon, SEAT Alhambra
- R/2024/285 Drivers side front airbag 16 July 2024, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Leon, SEAT Altea and others
- 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/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/2022/076 Engine design covers could detach from their fixing 23 March 2022, SEAT Leon, SEAT Tarraco, SEAT Ateca
More on these models
- All SEAT Ateca recalls
- All SEAT Alhambra recalls
- All SEAT Ibiza recalls
- All SEAT Toledo recalls
- All SEAT Leon recalls
- SEAT Ateca MOT fail rates by age
- SEAT Ateca common problems
- SEAT Ateca ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 SEAT Ateca MOT record
- 2021 SEAT Ateca MOT record
- 2020 SEAT Ateca MOT record
- SEAT Alhambra MOT fail rates by age
- SEAT Alhambra common problems
- SEAT Alhambra ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2019 SEAT Alhambra MOT record
- 2018 SEAT Alhambra MOT record
- 2017 SEAT Alhambra MOT record
- SEAT Alhambra corrosion welding repair repair cost
- SEAT Alhambra steering rack gaiter replacement repair cost
- SEAT Alhambra suspension arm bush replacement repair cost
- SEAT Ibiza MOT fail rates by age
- SEAT Ibiza common problems
- SEAT Ibiza ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2022 SEAT Ibiza MOT record
- 2021 SEAT Ibiza MOT record
- 2020 SEAT Ibiza MOT record
- SEAT Ibiza exhaust repair repair cost
- SEAT Ibiza handbrake repair repair cost
- SEAT Ibiza shock absorber replacement repair cost
- SEAT Toledo common problems
- SEAT Toledo ULEZ and clean air zone check
- SEAT Leon MOT fail rates by age
- SEAT Leon common problems
- SEAT Leon ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2021 SEAT Leon MOT record
- 2020 SEAT Leon MOT record
- 2019 SEAT Leon MOT record
- SEAT Leon shock absorber replacement repair cost
- All SEAT recalls
- All makes
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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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