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Vauxhall - Possibility of fire

Official notice

30 Jan 2015

HighDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Vauxhall - Possibility of fire. Possibility of fire Published 2015-01-30.

What to do now

In the first instance the battery cover must be removed to prevent overheating of the wiring/module. The cover should be disposed of and must not be refitted at any time. Check the cooling fan is not obstructed or blocked in anyway in approximately in 4 to 6 months-time an adapter wiring harness will become available and authorised repairers will be instructed to install this harness to the cooling fan module. This is now closed and superceeded by 16-c-004

Units affected

48,155

Recall number

R-2014-189

Official notice

2015-01-30

The hazard

Possibility of fire

How to check if you're affected

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Models

ASTRA

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Affected products

Product 1

VAUXHALL ASTRA

Units affected

48,155

Risk / hazard

Possibility of fire

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-2014-189

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

R-2014-189

Campaign number

14-c-073

Units affected

48,155

Classification

DVSA recall R-2014-189

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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