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Vauxhall announces second Zafira B recall

By / 8 years ago / Latest News / 1 Comment

Vauxhall is recalling 234,938 Zafira B models for a second time to carry out preventative action to protect the vehicles from the risk of fire.

The latest move follows a recall in December, which the carmaker said was due to improper repairs of the blower motor resistor and its thermal fuse, which is designed to protect the blower motor system.

The issue came after a number of drivers reported issues with fires in the Zafira B, with over 130 vehicles affected.

The previous recall was intended to return vehicles to their original condition and involved replacing the resistor in every vehicle and the blower motor and the pollen filter in many thousands of vehicles.

After consultation with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Vauxhall says it’s decided to go further and improve the overall robustness of the system under a second recall. This will enable the carmaker to replace the current soldered fuse resistor with a wax fuse resistor so reducing the opportunity for manipulation.

When the recalls are complete, all vehicles will have a new wax fuse resistor, a new blower motor and a new moulding at the base of the windscreen to address water ingress.

Vauxhall will write to all customers over the coming weeks to inform them of the second recall action and provide appropriate advice.

It added that owners of vehicles that have not yet had the initial recall completed should still bring their vehicles to their dealership to have them returned to their original condition.

Both recalls are being carried out free of charge.

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.