New recall issued for ‘fixed’ Zafira models

Vauxhall recalls 235,000 Zafiras AGAIN despite claiming to have fixed thermal fuse melting problem

New recall issued for ‘fixed’ Zafira models
Vauxhall says the latest fix involves fitment of a revised wiring harness, with additional fixing points and a replacement resistor.

Vauxhall is again recalling 235,000 Zafira B models over a long-running fire risk issue, despite a previous two-stage recall to fix the fault in 2015 and 2016 after campaigners claimed more than 300 had burst into flames.

The carmaker says the latest recall affects cars built between 2005 and 2014 which do not have electronic climate control.

The manufacturer found a “small number of vehicles” with wiring that had overheated and melted, and at least one incident which resulted in a fire, according to reports.

The latest fix involves “the fitment of a revised wiring harness, with additional fixing points and a replacement resistor”, according to Vauxhall.

Customers will be contacted to arrange a time and date for the repairs, which will take an hour to carry out at no charge. 

Vauxhall group managing director Stephen Norman said: “Where the first two recalls have robustly fixed problems of fires, we’ve discovered one incident of a fire caused by overheating of a pin in a plug on a wire.

“The very moment this was brought to my attention we decided to go for a full recall.”

Neil Barlow, head of vehicle engineering at the DVSA, said: “Ongoing investigation work on the Vauxhall Zafira B fault has uncovered further potential electrical issues.

“So we are overseeing a further precautionary recall of the Zafira B and will monitor progress to ensure Vauxhall notifies all registered owners in writing as soon as possible.”

It follows a damning report in 2017 by the Commons Transport Select Committee accusing Vauxhall of showing a “reckless disregard for safety” by not stopping motorists driving Zafira B vehicles it knew were a fire risk.

MPs slammed Vauxhall for attributing the fault elsewhere and for being too slow to begin a full investigation.

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    I thought it was 1st May, but this sounds like 1st April. How many recalls does it take? This and emissions lies, and the SMMT can’t understand why new car registrations are down? Really?

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