Vehicle recall R/1992/052

Vauxhall Frontera recall: Lack of weld penetration of roadwheel seam welds

DVSA recall R/1992/052 names the Vauxhall Frontera. It was launched 12 October 1992. It covers vehicles built 1 August 1991 to 1 June 1992.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1992/052
Launched: 12 October 1992
Issued by: VAUXHALL
Vehicles: 1,059 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The seam weld joining the wheel disc to the wheel rim may lack penetration resulting in failure of the weld and eventual detachment of the road wheel.

The fix

Recall the affected vehicles and replace the road wheels with quality assured examples.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Vauxhall Frontera	1 August 1991 to 1 June 1992	1,059

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Other recalls for these models

R/1996/012 Fuel tank protection 12 February 1996, Vauxhall Frontera
R/2025/362 Frontera Risk of Brake Bar Welding Breakage 2 September 2025, Vauxhall Frontera
R/2025/513 Vauxhall Frontera Brake Pedal Bracket Connection. 21 November 2025, Vauxhall Frontera
R/2025/545 SLI disconnection to server “Here” not monitored. 6 March 2026, Vauxhall Frontera
R/2026/072 Alternator protection 9 March 2026, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Frontera

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

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