In 2018, Seat announced 8 recalls that affected 8 of its models, according to the Rapex notifications. How to check your VIN for free to see if any of them is also relevant to your car?
With the Seat Altea, Leon, Ibiza and Alhambra produced between March 18 and May 28, 2011, the starter relay spring may remain in the wrong position. As a consequence, the relay may overheat and cause a fire in an engine compartment. Due to this defect Seat announced a recall in March 2018. In the same month, the Leon and Alhambra were also recalled due to the faulty airbag inflators.
Ibiza had two more recalls later. First together with Arona due to seat-belt buckles which may open unexpectedly (production 1/2018 – 7/2018) and the second only concerned its TGI version driven by compressed natural gas (1/2018 – 8/2018). The gas pipe nuts have not been tightened sufficiently and can cause CNG leakage.
The Ateca SUV, manufactured in August 2018, may have improperly case-hardened wheel-bearing housings on the rear axle which may break. With Seat Mii, the towing eye that comes with the vehicle equipment may also break.
* We’ve sorted all the recalls according to the models into the table at the end of the article.
Seat 2018 recalls by model
Seat Alhambra
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| III. |
The passenger airbag module may have been produced with an inadequate welded connection . |
9/2016 – 11/2016 |
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| III. |
The spring on the starter relay may remain in the wrong position. |
3/2011 – 5/2011 |
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All Alhambra´s Recalls |
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Seat Altea
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| III. |
The spring on the starter relay may remain in the wrong position. |
3/2011 – 5/2011 |
link |
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All Altea´s Recalls |
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Seat Arona
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| VII. |
The seat-belt buckles may open unexpectedly. |
1/2018 – 7/2018 |
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All Arona´s Recalls |
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Seat Ateca
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| II. |
Improperly case-hardened wheel-bearing housings on the rear axle may break. |
8/2017 |
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All Ateca´s Recalls |
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Seat Ibiza
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| III. |
The spring on the starter relay may remain in the wrong position. |
3/2011 – 5/2011 |
link |
| VII. |
The seat-belt buckles may open unexpectedly. |
1/2018 – 7/2018 |
link |
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All Ibiza´s Recalls |
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Seat Ibiza TGI
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| VIII. |
The nuts of the gas pipes may not be sufficiently tightened, causing a leak of gas. |
1/2018 – 8/2018 |
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All Ibiza´s Recalls |
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Seat Leon
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| III. |
In the event of deployment of the passenger airbag, the casing of the gas generator could be damaged. |
9/2014 – 10/2014 |
link |
| III. |
The spring on the starter relay may remain in the wrong position. |
3/2011 – 5/2011 |
link |
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All Leon´s Recalls |
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Seat Mii
| Month |
Issue |
Production |
Source |
| I. |
The towing eye supplied with the car may have defective welding. |
5/2017 – 10/2017 |
link |
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All Mii´s Recalls |
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