Vehicle recall R/2025/230

SEAT Ibiza and SEAT Arona recall: Passenger airbag replacement

DVSA recall R/2025/230 names the SEAT Ibiza and SEAT Arona. It was launched 30 June 2025. It covers vehicles built 30 August 2023 to 18 February 2025.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/230
Launched: 30 June 2025
Issued by: SEAT
Manufacturer reference: 69U1
Vehicles: 210 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles defective passenger airbags may have been fitted. On affected vehicles the passenger airbag should be deactivated and the passenger seat not used until the recall action has been completed.

The fix

Affected vehicles will be checked and the passenger airbags replaced if necessary.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
SEAT Arona	23 January 2025 to 18 February 2025	84
SEAT Ibiza	30 August 2023 to 3 February 2025	126

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/2023/273 Front driver airbag replacement 11 September 2023, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Ibiza and others
R/2020/113 The bracket of the double belt buckle may have been damaged during the forming process 20 April 2020, SEAT Arona, SEAT Ibiza
R/2020/090 The engine oil may possibly reach the brake servo through the vacuum hose 18 March 2020, SEAT Ibiza
R/2019/157 The driver's air bag may not inflate fast enough in the event of activation 13 May 2019, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Ibiza and others
R/2019/039 The adjusted handbrake lever travel for parking can increase 4 February 2019, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Arona
R/2018/138 The left rear seat belt double buckle may unfasten involuntarily 26 November 2018, SEAT Arona, SEAT Ibiza

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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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