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Vehicle recall R/2007/118

Vauxhall Tigra and others recall: Steering control may be lost

DVSA recall R/2007/118 names the Vauxhall Tigra, Vauxhall Meriva and Vauxhall Combo. It was launched 10 September 2007. It covers vehicles built 1 August 2007.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2007/118
Launched
10 September 2007
Issued by
VAUXHALL
Vehicles
DVSA lists 557 on each model line

What can go wrong

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

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace steering gear assembly

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 557. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Vauxhall Combonot recorded557
Vauxhall Meriva1 August 2007557
Vauxhall Tigranot recorded557
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/2007/171 ABS may fail 17 December 2007, Vauxhall Combo, Vauxhall Tigra, Vauxhall Corsa
  • R/2006/006 Water ingress into ABS wiring may cause a short circuit and a fire 22 March 2006, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Tigra, Vauxhall Combo
  • R/2005/082 Airbag could become loose 26 July 2005, Vauxhall Tigra
  • R/2010/164 Front passenger seat could move without warning. 18 November 2010, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Meriva
  • R/2004/019 Steering wheel centre screw may not have been tightened correctly. 11 March 2004, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Combo
  • R/2013/009 Reduction in braking performance 8 February 2013, Vauxhall Combo

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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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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