Vehicle recall R/2025/348
SEAT Altea and others recall: Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement
DVSA recall R/2025/348 names the SEAT Altea, SEAT Exeo, SEAT Leon and SEAT Alhambra. It was launched 23 July 2025. It covers vehicles built 21 June 2009 to 24 May 2017.
Recall data updated
What can go wrong
Urgent Safety Warning - Do Not Drive Your Vehicle Issue: The front airbag in your SEAT vehicle contains an ageing inflator propellant that may explode when deployed due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity. Risk: If the airbag inflator explodes metal fragments may be ejected causing life-threatening or fatal injuries to anyone in the vehicle. Immediate Action Required: Stop driving your vehicle immediately. Contact the SEAT Takata Stop Drive helpline at 0113 526 9646 (Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm) to arrange your recall service. Mobility assistance is available if needed.
The fix
For important safety reasons it is necessary to replace the inflator or driver/passenger seat’s airbag module of your vehicle.
Models and build dates
| Model | Built | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| SEAT Alhambra | 14 March 2011 to 24 May 2017 | 2 |
| SEAT Altea | 21 June 2009 | 1 |
| SEAT Exeo | 29 June 2009 to 15 December 2010 | 7 |
| SEAT Leon | 18 December 2009 to 14 April 2016 | 67 |
Other recalls for these models
- R/2025/391 Passenger airbag replacement 27 August 2025, SEAT Exeo
- R/2024/437 Passenger airbag replacement 4 November 2024, SEAT Exeo
- R/2024/285 Drivers side front airbag 16 July 2024, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Leon, SEAT Altea and others
- R/2024/160 Driver's side front airbag 10 April 2024, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon, SEAT Alhambra
- 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
More on these models
- All SEAT Altea recalls
- All SEAT Exeo 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 Exeo common problems
- SEAT Exeo 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
- 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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