Vehicle recall R/2018/214

Vauxhall Zafira recall: Potential melting and fires within the blower motor regulator

DVSA recall R/2018/214 names the Vauxhall Zafira. It was launched 25 October 2018. It covers vehicles built 7 March 2005 to 6 January 2014.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/214
Launched: 25 October 2018
Issued by: VAUXHALL
Manufacturer reference: 18-C-019 (E162078570)
Vehicles: 47,280 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Zafira B Right Hand Drive (RHD) - Electronic Climate Control (ECC) a small number of incidents of potential melting and fires within the blower motor regulator of the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit of Zafira B RHD vehicles with Electronic Climate Control (ECC). There is a small risk that in rare circumstances melting and fire incidents may occur in the HVAC system

The fix

Vauxhall Authorised Repairers are instructed to Carry out the following rework steps according to the instructions: A Install the water deflector B Replace the blower motor C Replace the heater fan motor regulator D Replace the wiring harness of the HVAC housing.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Vauxhall Zafira (ZAFIRA B)	7 March 2005 to 6 January 2014	47,280

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Other recalls for these models

R/2019/059 Software issue with hill start assist feature 25 February 2019, Vauxhall Zafira, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Cascada
R/2019/082 Movement of wiring harness connector to fan speed resistor may lead to connector plug terminals becoming heat damaged 25 April 2019, Vauxhall Zafira
R/2019/286 The fixed roof luggage carrier rails may become loose 27 August 2019, Vauxhall Zafira
R/2017/158 3rd seat row seats and 2nd seat row shoulder belts may be insecure 8 June 2017, Vauxhall Zafira
R/2017/027 Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly 17 March 2017, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Zafira, Vauxhall Astra and others
R/2016/138 Possible loss of steering control 11 July 2016, Vauxhall Insignia, Vauxhall Zafira

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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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