Vehicle recall R/2024/160
SEAT Altea and others recall: Driver's side front airbag
DVSA recall R/2024/160 names the SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon and SEAT Alhambra. It was launched 10 April 2024. It covers vehicles built 2 November 2009 to 28 April 2011.
Recall data updated
What can go wrong
On affected vehicles a deterioration of the driver airbag propellant could occur. In the event of an accident and the activation of the driver airbag fragments of the generator housing could become detached and injure the vehicle occupants.
The fix
The driver side front airbag gas generator must be replaced in all affected vehicles.
Models and build dates
| Model | Built | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| SEAT Alhambra | 14 March 2011 | 1 |
| SEAT Altea | 2 November 2009 to 27 July 2010 | 5 |
| SEAT Leon | 23 November 2009 to 28 April 2011 | 18 |
Other recalls for these models
- R/2024/285 Drivers side front airbag 16 July 2024, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Leon, SEAT Altea and others
- 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/2023/273 Front driver airbag replacement 11 September 2023, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Ibiza and others
- R/2025/348 Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement 23 July 2025, SEAT Altea, SEAT Exeo, SEAT Leon 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
More on these models
- All SEAT Altea recalls
- All SEAT Leon recalls
- All SEAT Alhambra recalls
- SEAT Altea MOT fail rates by age
- SEAT Altea common problems
- SEAT Altea ULEZ and clean air zone check
- 2013 SEAT Altea MOT record
- 2012 SEAT Altea MOT record
- 2011 SEAT Altea MOT record
- SEAT Altea airbag warning light repair repair cost
- SEAT Altea anti roll bar link replacement repair cost
- SEAT Altea binding brake repair repair cost
- 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
- 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
- All SEAT recalls
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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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