Vehicle recalls
SEAT Leon recalls
22 DVSA safety recalls name the SEAT Leon, launched 2002 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Leon. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.
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All SEAT Leon recalls
| Recall | Launched | Built | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement R/2025/348 | 23 Jul 2025 | 18 Dec 2009 to 14 Apr 2016 | 67 |
| Drivers side front airbag R/2024/285 | 16 Jul 2024 | 8 Nov 2011 to 4 Apr 2013 | 2 |
| Driver's side front airbag R/2024/160 | 10 Apr 2024 | 23 Nov 2009 to 28 Apr 2011 | 18 |
| In certain vehicles within a range of specified VINs it has been detected that an engine support R/2023/294 | 16 Oct 2023 | 27 Jul 2023 to 7 Aug 2023 | 43 per line |
| Front driver airbag replacement R/2023/273 | 11 Sep 2023 | 19 Mar 2012 to 18 Apr 2017 | 50,140 |
| The wiring harness of the airbag control unit may possibly have been caught by the clutch pedal R/2022/185 | 28 Jun 2022 | 28 Apr 2020 to 17 Jun 2021 | 10,145 (whole recall) |
| In some vehiclesthe fuse in the high-voltage system has been produced in part with an insufficient R/2022/088 | 7 Apr 2022 | 19 Dec 2020 to 21 Oct 2021 | 2,347 (whole recall) |
| Engine design covers could detach from their fixing R/2022/076 | 23 Mar 2022 | 16 Oct 2020 to 14 Feb 2022 | 2,309 (whole recall) |
| It is possible that the rear knuckle fastening screw does not have the corrct tightening torque R/2021/407 | 10 Nov 2021 | 30 Sep 2020 to 8 Oct 2020 | 5 |
| The front seat belts are not properly anchored R/2021/324 | 31 Aug 2021 | 27 Sep 2020 to 10 Aug 2021 | 346 per line |
| Possible fault in a turn signal R/2019/356 | 14 Oct 2019 | 1 Nov 2016 to 5 Jul 2018 | 23,732 per line |
| The inlet camshaft adjuster pulley is liable to break R/2019/262 | 9 Aug 2019 | 23 Jan 2014 to 30 Oct 2014 | 1,383 |
| The driver's air bag may not inflate fast enough in the event of activation R/2019/157 | 13 May 2019 | 1 Dec 2017 to 17 Dec 2017 | 50 per line |
| Starter motor may malfunction and overheat R/2018/060 | 7 Mar 2018 | 1 Mar 2011 to 30 Nov 2011 | 1,943 (whole recall) |
| Abs/esc system may fail R/2017/216 | 10 Jul 2017 | 1 May 2008 to 31 May 2010 | 9,703 per line |
| Manual child lock may disengage without warning R/2016/180 | 5 Aug 2016 | 25 Nov 2015 to 14 Apr 2016 | 1,334 (whole recall) |
| Fuel may leak R/2011/168 | 15 Dec 2011 | 1 Jan 2009 to 31 Dec 2009 | 65 per line |
| Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive. R/2009/111 | 30 Nov 2009 | 1 Sep 2008 to 31 Aug 2009 | 52 per line |
| Flywheel may fail R/2006/033 | 5 Apr 2006 | 1 Feb 2004 to 30 Jun 2005 | 1,477 (whole recall) |
| Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break R/2004/212 | 18 Feb 2005 | 1 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 2004 | 5,492 (whole recall) |
| Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the servo R/2004/202 | 2 Feb 2005 | not recorded | 26,886 (whole recall) |
| Anti lock brake control unit concern R/2002/032 | 23 May 2002 | 1 Mar 2001 to 30 Sep 2001 | 1,412 per line |
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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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