Seat recalls the Exeo for passenger’s airbags

22/09/2025

First published 6. 11. 2024, last update 15. 9. 2025 – see below.
Seat is recalling 3,326 Exeo vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2013 to authorized workshops worldwide. The reason for the recall is a fault in the gas generator of the front passenger airbag, which leads to uncontrolled deployment and the release of metal fragments that can injure the occupants when the airbag is deployed.

In an authorized workshop the airbags will be replaced.

The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) monitors the recall under the reference number “14490R“. The internal manufacturer code is “69V4“.

Update 15. 9. 2025
In September 2025, an update to this recall appeared in the KBA database for another 51,840 vehicles. Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) monitors the recall under the reference number „15532R“. The internal manufacturer code is „69Z8“.

Recall details

Make:	Seat
Model:	Exeo
Year of manufacture:	2009 – 2013
Production:	2009 – 2013
Extent:	3,326 + 51,840
Codes:	69V4, 69Z8
KBA publication date:	6. 11. 2024, 15. 11. 2025

Source: KBA 14490R (Search Rückrufcode: 69V4)
Source: KBA 15532R (Search Rückrufcode: 69Z8)

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