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SEAT Altea recalls

9 DVSA safety recalls name the SEAT Altea, launched 2005 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Altea. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls9
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2005
Earliest and latest build dates named2004 to 2015
Is a specific Altea 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.

All SEAT Altea recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement R/2025/34823 Jul 202521 Jun 20091
Drivers side front airbag R/2024/28516 Jul 202415 Dec 2011 to 7 Jul 20151
Driver's side front airbag R/2024/16010 Apr 20242 Nov 2009 to 27 Jul 20105
Starter motor may malfunction and overheat R/2018/0607 Mar 20181 Mar 2011 to 30 Nov 20111,943 (whole recall)
Abs/esc system may fail R/2017/21610 Jul 20171 May 2008 to 31 May 20109,703 per line
Fuel may leak R/2011/16815 Dec 20111 Jan 2009 to 31 Dec 200965 per line
Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive. R/2009/11130 Nov 20091 Sep 2008 to 31 Aug 200952 per line
Flywheel may fail R/2006/0335 Apr 20061 Feb 2004 to 30 Jun 20051,477 (whole recall)
Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break (DVSA lists ALTEA TOLEDO) R/2004/21218 Feb 20051 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 20045,492 (whole recall)

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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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