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Internal safety pins may be missing from the rear seat centre headrest

Official notice

6 Mar 2019

Last checked

6 Mar 2019

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Internal safety pins may be missing from the rear seat centre headrest. Internal safety pins may be missing from the rear seat centre headrest Published 2019-03-06.

What to do now

Check the head restraint and replace if necessary.

Units affected

2,477

Recall number

R-2019-078

Official notice

2019-03-06

The hazard

Internal safety pins may be missing from the rear seat centre headrest

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

ATECA

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Affected products

Product 1

SEAT ATECA

Units affected

2,477

Risk / hazard

Internal safety pins may be missing from the rear seat centre headrest

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Seat

Manufacturer

Seat

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Seat. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2019-078

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2019-078

Campaign number

72I7

Units affected

2,477

Classification

DVSA recall R-2019-078

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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