Vehicle recall R/1998/016

Vauxhall Vectra recall: Failure of parking brake cable

DVSA recall R/1998/016 names the Vauxhall Vectra and a line with no model name. It was launched 17 February 1998. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1998.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1998/016
Launched: 17 February 1998
Issued by: VAUXHALL
Vehicles: DVSA lists 195,000 on each model line

What can go wrong

Insufficient diameter of the handbrake cable may cause the handbrake to fail prematurely.

The fix

Affected vehicles are being recalled to have the handbrake cable replaced with a modified larger diameter version.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 195,000. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Vauxhall Vectra	1 January 1995 to 31 December 1998	195,000
Vauxhall (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 January 1995 to 31 December 1998	195,000

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/1997/042 Security of fuel pipes 5 June 1997, Vauxhall Vectra
R/2004/062 Fixing bolts of the rear seat belt may not have been torqued according to specification 22 April 2004, Vauxhall Vectra
R/2004/148 Rear exhaust pipe may move backwards slipping off the front pipe 5 November 2004, Vauxhall Signum, Vauxhall Vectra
R/2005/166 Rear axle hub may not be to specification 17 December 2005, Vauxhall Signum, Vauxhall Vectra
R/2006/050 Rear seat centre belt might not restrain the seat occupant in a frontal impact 17 May 2006, Vauxhall Vectra
R/2006/088 Heated washer nozzle may short circuit 14 June 2006, Vauxhall Vectra

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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.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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