Vauxhall Meriva recalls

On affected vehicles the chemicals in the Takata airbag inflators may deteriorate over time. This may cause the inflators to rupture with too much force in a crash leading to serious injury or death in a worst-case scenario.

Fix: Replace the driver airbag module.

76,875 vehicles · built 5 Feb 2009 to 24 Mar 2017

A front seat side air bag may not deploy as intended

Fix: On affected vehicles replace the airbag module assembly

289 vehicles · built 25 Aug 2016 to 1 Dec 2016

Repeated occupant movement into the seat over the fastener leading to bending of the steel cable. Possible damage of safety belt anchor cable - worst case: Loss of seat belt function

Fix: This recall is additional to Recall R/2015/201.Improved parts are now available and the manufacturer will now replace the outer pre tensioners.

67,142 vehicles · built 12 Feb 2010 to 11 Feb 2016

The passenger air bag may not meet the correct specification. In the possible event of a frontal collision front passenger airbag might not deploy as intended.

Fix: On affected vehicles replace passenger air bag module.

1,745 vehicles · built 26 Jul 2016 to 31 Aug 2016

The front seat belts on vehicles with height adjustable seats may not react as designed during a collision.

Fix: On affected vehicles; Initially check and if necessary replace the steel cable linking the pretensioner to the seat. At a later date the outer pretensioner will be replaced with an improved version.

63,462 vehicles · built 5 Feb 2009 to 31 Aug 2015

On affected vehicles there is a potential chafing condition between an engine wiring harness and the transmission housing which might cause miscellaneous engines failures e.g. engine telltale on illuminates vehicle may not start or the engine stalls during driving.

Fix: Reroute loom on affected vehicles. If necessary repair or replace loom.

1,004 vehicles · built 2 Oct 2013 to 8 Jan 2015

The buckles on seat belts fitted to the 2nd row of seats may have a weakness created during the manufacturing process. This weakness may allow the buckle to inadvertently open during a collision.

Fix: On affected vehicles check the traceability codes of the 2nd row seat belts. Replace those belts which have an affected code.

752 vehicles · built 9 Oct 2014 to 11 Nov 2014

Affected vehicles may have had a damaged passenger airbag module installed during production. In the event of a frontal collision gas escaping during deployment of the airbag may cause injuries to vehicle passenger(s).

Fix: Replace passenger airbag.

451 vehicles · built 19 Jun 2014 to 21 Jul 2014

The fixing bolts of the front passenger seat rails to seat frame may fail and leave the seat insecure. In the event of an accident this could lessen the effectiveness of the seat belt.

Fix: Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to replace the front passenger seat rails to seat frame fixing bolts.

1,436 vehicles · built 1 Sep 2010 to 30 Sep 2010

The retaining ring of the steering gear pinion might be out of it's retaining groove. In the worst case the steering gear pinion may lose engagement resulting in loss of steering control

Fix: Recall affected vehicles and replace steering gear assembly

557 vehicles · built 1 Aug 2007 to 1 Aug 2007