Vehicle recall R/2013/009

Vauxhall Combo recall: Reduction in braking performance

DVSA recall R/2013/009 names the Vauxhall Combo. It was launched 8 February 2013. It covers vehicles built 4 July 2012 to 4 August 2012.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2013/009
Launched: 8 February 2013
Issued by: VAUXHALL
Vehicles: 498 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A small number of Vauxhall Combo D models may have a brake servo vacuum pipe connector that could break resulting in an unexpected hard brake pedal and reduced braking performance.

The fix

Check and if necessary to replace the brake servo vacuum pipe with connector.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Vauxhall Combo	4 July 2012 to 4 August 2012	498

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Other recalls for these models

R/2015/091 Fire may occur 5 June 2015, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Combo, Vauxhall Tigra
R/2007/171 ABS may fail 17 December 2007, Vauxhall Combo, Vauxhall Tigra, Vauxhall Corsa
R/2007/118 Steering control may be lost 10 September 2007, Vauxhall Tigra, Vauxhall Meriva, Vauxhall Combo
R/2019/117 Vehicles may deliver a higher diesel particulate rate than specified 10 April 2019, Vauxhall Combo, Vauxhall Grandland
R/2019/165 The parking brake lever might not lock in the engaged position or might disengage after application 15 May 2019, Vauxhall Combo
R/2019/164 The parking brake lever may not lock or may disengage after application 15 May 2019, 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. 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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