Seat recalls 15-year-old cars over driver airbags (week 25/24)

26/06/2024

This week’s recalls:
– Seat – Takata airbags
– Hyundai – immobiliser
– Toyota, Lexus – crankshaft bearings

Overview of the recalls in the 25th week of 2024

Four recalls for ten models of five manufacturers were issued via EU Safety Gate in week 25 of 2024. Three recalls for three models were announced via the German Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA).

One recall can be found in the European Safety Gate system for Hyundai, Lexus, Seat, Toyota and Volkswagen.

Hyundai recalls via the KBA.

Isn’t that your car? See also the recent recalls of other makes.

Takata airbags at Seat

The propellant in the driver’s airbag can deteriorate over time with Seat Altea, Leon and Alhambra models equipped with Takata airbags and manufactured between May 2009 and June 2010. In the event of airbag activation, inflator fragments may injure vehicle occupants. This is not the first recall this year for defective airbags. Several car manufacturers have issued them, and all can be found in our archives under the airbag tag.

Three Hyundai recalls

This week, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt—KBA) released information on three Hyundai recalls. Some of these we have already reported on, and some are new. Airbags, the immobilizer, the driveshaft, or a faulty charging process in electric cars are to blame. Check out all of this year’s Hyundai recalls via the KBA and also via Europe’s Safety Gate system.

Details on this week’s Rapex recalls can be found in the table below.

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Rapex Recalls announced in the 25th week of 2024

Make, Model (years)	Problem
Hyundai Elantra (2023)	The vehicle’s transmission software doesn’t engage emergency mode when a fault occurs.
Hyundai Kona (2023)	The vehicle’s transmission software doesn’t engage emergency mode when a fault occurs.
Lexus LX600 (2021 – 2022)	The vehicles can contain crankshaft main bearings that have not been properly cleared.
Seat Alhambra (2009 – 2010)	The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time.
Seat Altea (2009 – 2010)	The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time.
Seat Leon (2009 – 2010)	The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time.
Toyota Land Cruiser (2021 – 2022)	The vehicles can contain crankshaft main bearings that have not been properly cleared.
Toyota Tundra (2022)	The vehicles can contain crankshaft main bearings that have not been properly cleared.
Volkswagen ID.4 (2022 – 2024)	A defective screw connection between the seat backrest and the seat pan.
Volkswagen ID.7 (2023 – 2024)	A defective screw connection between the seat backrest and the seat pan.

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Please note that the recall may not apply to all vehicles produced in a given period. If you think your car might be affected, you should immediately contact an dealer or workshop officially authorised to perform repairs on behalf of the manufacturer and ask for the details. You can use our sample request text. After reporting the vehicle's VIN code, you will find out if the defect is present on your car, or if it has already been resolved by the previous owner if the car was purchased second-hand.

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