Last update 16. 02. 2024
Three recalls for six Seat & Cupra models in 2021
Seat has announced three recalls in 2021 through the Rapex system, affecting six of Seat & Cupra models.
Seat is trying to present Cupra as a standalone brand, but the parent carmaker still announces the recalls for its formerly sporty division. That’s why we also have both brands in a joint review.
Around 5,500 Seat Atecas and Tarracos built in 2020 and 2021 may have a poorly welded brake-pedal plate. Just under 1,000 units of the Arona and Ibiza model range have been recalled due to a software fault in the instrument cluster control unit. This may result in no visual or audible warning when passengers in the rear seat do not have their seatbelt fastened.
The 2,277 Cupra Formentors and Leons manufactured between September 2020 and August 2021 may have inadequate seat belt anchor points in the front seats.
All the recalls, sorted by model, are listed in the tables below.
We have written about some of the faults in the following articles.
Seat & Cupra recalls in 2021 by model
Seat Ateca
| Issued | Problem | |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Ateca (2020 – 2021) | 26/02/2021 | The welding of the brake-pedal plate may be defective. As a result, the brake-pedal plate may become detached, increasing the... |
✅ All Ateca’s recalls
Seat Ibiza
| Issued | Problem | |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Ibiza (2021) | 25/11/2021 | A software error in the control unit for the instrument cluster may result in no visual or audible warning being... |
✅ All Ibiza’s recalls
Seat Tarraco
| Issued | Problem | |
|---|---|---|
| Seat Tarraco (2020 – 2021) | 26/02/2021 | The welding of the brake-pedal plate may be defective. As a result, the brake-pedal plate may become detached, increasing the... |
✅ All Tarraco’s recalls
Cupra Formentor
| Issued | Problem | |
|---|---|---|
| Cupra Formentor (2020 – 2021) | 03/10/2021 | Due to a manufacturing error, seat belt anchorage points for the front seats may be inadequate. This will impair the... |
✅ All Cupra Formentor’s recalls
Cupra Leon
| Issued | Problem | |
|---|---|---|
| Cupra Leon (2020 – 2021) | 03/10/2021 | Due to a manufacturing error, seat belt anchorage points for the front seats may be inadequate. This will impair the... |
✅ All Cupra Leon’s recalls
Useful links
- Seat Reliability
- Seat Owners’ Reviews
- Seat recalls by model
- Seat & Cupra recalls in 2022
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