A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- Design cover on top of the engine: Škoda Octavia IV, Superb III and Kodiaq with the 2.0 TSI engine
- Period mentioned
- Built from 1/8/2020 to 28/2/2022
- Symptoms
- The alert describes no symptoms. The risk is that the plastic cover on top of the engine comes off its mountings and touches the hot area of the turbo.
- Possible cause described
- According to the official EU alert A12/00566/22 (Safety Gate, April 2022), the cover may come loose depending on use (very sporty driving or poor roads) and running time; if it touches the hot turbo, there is a risk of burns or fire. It covers 15,636 cars worldwide; car-recalls.eu says they have the 2.0 TSI engine.
- Check for the garage
- Ask a Škoda dealer, with the VIN, whether your car has recall 10H6 outstanding. If you smell burning plastic or see smoke from the engine bay, stop the engine somewhere safe and do not open the bonnet if you see flames.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.