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Vauxhall - Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly

Official notice

17 Mar 2017

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Vauxhall - Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly. Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly Published 2017-03-17.

What to do now

On affected vehicles replace the airbag module assembly

Units affected

289

Recall number

R-2017-027

Official notice

2017-03-17

The hazard

Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly

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

MERIVA

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Affected products

Product 1

VAUXHALL MERIVA

Units affected

289

Risk / hazard

Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly

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

Manufacturer

Vauxhall

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2017-027

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-027

Campaign number

17-C-007 - A

Units affected

289

Classification

DVSA recall R-2017-027

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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