Vehicle recall R/2018/190

Vauxhall Grandland recall: Piping seam of front seat does not open if air bag is deployed

DVSA recall R/2018/190 names the Vauxhall Grandland. It was launched 24 July 2018. It covers vehicles built 19 September 2017 to 4 December 2017.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/190
Launched: 24 July 2018
Issued by: VAUXHALL
Manufacturer reference: E181801170 (18-C-045)
Vehicles: 122 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A certain number of Grandland X - Model Year 18 the piping seam of the front leather seat cover does not open as required in case of a seat airbag deployment.

The fix

Replace all affected leather front seat leather covers.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Vauxhall Grandland (GRANDLAND X)	19 September 2017 to 4 December 2017	122

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Other recalls for these models

R/2018/186 Oil plug leakage 18 July 2018, Vauxhall Grandland
R/2017/341 The engine pistons may not be to specification 3 January 2018, Vauxhall Crossland, Vauxhall Grandland
R/2019/117 Vehicles may deliver a higher diesel particulate rate than specified 10 April 2019, Vauxhall Combo, Vauxhall Grandland
R/2019/298 The rear seat centre belt might not be fixed correctly to the lower fastening point. 2 September 2019, Vauxhall Grandland
R/2020/288 The urea injector may block and lead to nox emissions out of regulatory limits 12 October 2020, Vauxhall Grandland
R/2020/320 Crack in the rear axle knuckle casing 4 November 2020, Vauxhall Grandland

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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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