23 minutes ago, JayLibove said:

Oh. That VWHub is UK/right-hand particular? Or is it global, and could be searched for ex-UK/ left-hand drive vehicles affected in other countries?

(I'm in Spain. I sit on the wrong side of my car :-) ).

AFAIK, it's a global system. Affected vehicles seem to be a lot of LHD German cars, which mean it's likely more LHD European models too. Have you got in touch with your local dealer?

Deberías sentarte en el lado correcto del coche ;)

38 minutes ago, JayLibove said:

"Number of vehicles affects: 70 - correct at the time of publication" ?! 😅

I think this means 'only' 70 vehicles have had the bolt actually fail, rather than needing it replaced.

Edited 9 October9 Oct by OccyVRS

My car has something over 90K Km, most of it highway, so I don't expect it to have been sufficiently exposed to be at near-term risk of failure, so I haven't reached out to a dealer as yet (let's just say that y'all in the UK, etc probably have better dealer and official Skoda garage experiences than we tend to here in Spain). I checked the Skoda international and the Skoda Spain recall campaigns websites, which don't (yet) find anything for my car. I'll give it a bit more time.

¡Cualquier lado donde yo asiento es el correcto!

17 hours ago, JayLibove said:

My car has something over 90K Km, most of it highway, so I don't expect it to have been sufficiently exposed to be at near-term risk of failure, so I haven't reached out to a dealer as yet (let's just say that y'all in the UK, etc probably have better dealer and official Skoda garage experiences than we tend to here in Spain). I checked the Skoda international and the Skoda Spain recall campaigns websites, which don't (yet) find anything for my car. I'll give it a bit more time.

¡Cualquier lado donde yo asiento es el correcto!

I wouldn’t be so sure - there’s a reason we call them “Stealers” over here!

By the sounds of it, it’s not a faulty fastener, per se, but one that hasn’t had the correct treatment. I think if it was a serious issue, they would be a bit more proactive. Over here, we can check the UK Government website for our MOT (your ITV test) and check for any recalls on our vehicles - maybe you have something similar?

Eso incluye sentarse junto a un tornillo oxidado? ;)

I found - with the typical poorly designed workflow runarounds - the Spanish motor vehicle division's search page for recalls. As of now, it shows no recall for my car.

Yo dije que cualquier lado donde yo asiento es el correcto, no dije que me assiente en cualquier lugar ...

:what, there's no :GrouchMarx face emoji in this web board system??

VW Group including Skoda sometimes get away in the UK with telling the DfT / DVSA that there is no need for a SAFETY CRITICAL RECALL because they will do a Voluntary Service Campaign / Recall Action and get registered keepers contact details from the DVLA. These have been known to mean nothing. The ones that look like they might get priority dues to the years covered and earliest are the VW Caddy.

Trawling through the net, it appears that left hooks are affect. Right hand drives are OK.

However a VW spokesperson added that 'the nut on the steering wheel is still the biggest cause of accidents'😉

Skoda models now recalled are Kodiaq, Karoq, Octavia and Superb built between November 2015 and August 2026.

Article in German but browsers can translate it.

Skoda recall due to steering system: These models are affected https://share.google/htIY26tHXtXYPQgKt

Looks like a lot of us could be affected then... but nothing showing on the Skoda Recall Webpage yet...

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44 minutes ago, skomaz said:

Looks like a lot of us could be affected then... but nothing showing on the Skoda Recall Webpage yet...

Left hand drives only are subject to the recall.

^^^One less recall or service campaign that might concern those with VW Group vehicles with the steering wheel on the correct side. Just those with the wheel on the wrong side to see if their vehicle is part of the Global Recall.