Vehicle recall R/2017/034

Vauxhall Insignia recall: Passenger airbag may deploy incorrectly

DVSA recall R/2017/034 names the Vauxhall Insignia. It was launched 17 March 2017. It covers vehicles built 25 August 2016 to 1 December 2016.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/034
Launched: 17 March 2017
Issued by: VAUXHALL
Manufacturer reference: 17-C-007 - D
Vehicles: 102 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The passenger air bag may not deploy as intended

The fix

On affected vehicles replace the airbag module assembly

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Vauxhall Insignia	25 August 2016 to 1 December 2016	102

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Other recalls for these models

R/2017/026 Reduction in braking performance 1 March 2017, Vauxhall Insignia
R/2016/138 Possible loss of steering control 11 July 2016, Vauxhall Insignia, Vauxhall Zafira
R/2018/106 Windscreen may not be installed correctly 10 April 2018, Vauxhall Insignia
R/2018/107 Outer rear seatbelts may be incorrectly routed at the anchor point 4 May 2018, Vauxhall Insignia
R/2018/159 Possible oil leakage from turbo charger oil feed pipe 19 June 2018, Vauxhall Insignia, Vauxhall Astra
R/2018/175 Seat belt buckle may separate from seat frame 16 July 2018, Vauxhall Insignia

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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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