Vehicle recall R/2014/178

Vauxhall Meriva recall: Seat belt may open inadvertently in the event of a crash

DVSA recall R/2014/178 names the Vauxhall Meriva. It was launched 23 January 2015. It covers vehicles built 9 October 2014 to 11 November 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2014/178
Launched: 23 January 2015
Issued by: VAUXHALL
Manufacturer reference: 14-c-072
Vehicles: 752 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The buckles on seat belts fitted to the 2nd row of seats may have a weakness created during the manufacturing process. This weakness may allow the buckle to inadvertently open during a collision.

The fix

On affected vehicles check the traceability codes of the 2nd row seat belts. Replace those belts which have an affected code.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Vauxhall Meriva	9 October 2014 to 11 November 2014	752

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Other recalls for these models

R/2014/100 Airbag deployment could injure front seat passenger 10 October 2014, Vauxhall Meriva
R/2015/134 Possibility that the engine may stall 17 July 2015, Vauxhall Meriva
R/2015/201 Seatbelt may malfunction if vehicle is involved in a collision 12 November 2015, Vauxhall Meriva
R/2016/274 Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended 28 December 2016, Vauxhall Meriva, Vauxhall Astra
R/2016/267 Seat belt may not function correctly 30 January 2017, Vauxhall Meriva
R/2017/027 Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly 17 March 2017, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Zafira, Vauxhall Astra and others

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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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