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Skoda - Side airbag diagnostic function disabled

Official notice

3 May 2013

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Skoda - Side airbag diagnostic function disabled. Side airbag diagnostic function disabled Published 2013-05-03.

What to do now

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to re programme the airbag control unit.

Units affected

1,563

Recall number

R-2013-059

Official notice

2013-05-03

The hazard

Side airbag diagnostic function disabled

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

CITIGO

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Affected products

Product 1

SKODA CITIGO

Units affected

1,563

Risk / hazard

Side airbag diagnostic function disabled

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

Manufacturer

Skoda

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2013-059

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2013-059

Campaign number

69J8

Units affected

1,563

Classification

DVSA recall R-2013-059

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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