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Passenger car – SEAT “leon”

Other risk levels Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 16 Dec 2021In the weekly report of 17 Dec 2021 (week 50, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
SEAT (55 alerts)
Brand as notified
Seat
Name
leon
Batch numbers
From 18.09.2020 - 14.12.2020 (official alert record)
Barcodes listed
4R8 (official alert record)
Description
Rear right or rear left stub axle housing
Production dates
From 18.09.2020 - 14.12.2020
Risk
During the process of assembling the rear stub axle housing at the supplier’s, it is possible that the attachment screw of the rear right or rear left stub axle housing was not tightened to the required torque. Friction noise may occur in the area of the rear axle during operation, which may be followed by loss of control of the vehicle when the stub axle housing comes loose, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 10 Nov 2021
Company recall code
4R8
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
Spain
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A11/00108/21
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-50 (XML)
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