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Vehicle recall R/2025/511

Vauxhall Astra and others recall: Vauxhall cross carline Driver’s Airbag - Takata

DVSA recall R/2025/511 names the Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Cascada, Vauxhall Meriva, Vauxhall Signum, Vauxhall Vectra and 1 more Vauxhall models. It was launched 1 December 2025. It covers vehicles built 4 July 2003 to 23 August 2018.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/511
Launched
1 December 2025
Issued by
VAUXHALL
Manufacturer reference
KBM - 221044CO
Vehicles
949,336 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the chemicals in the Takata airbag inflators may deteriorate over time. This may cause the inflators to rupture with too much force in a crash leading to serious injury or death in the most serious case.

The fix

Replace the driver airbag module.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Vauxhall Astra (ASTRA H)3 January 2005 to 11 June 2014231,159
Vauxhall Astra (ASTRA J)24 February 2009 to 23 August 2018357,346
Vauxhall Cascada8 May 2012 to 22 August 20182,990
Vauxhall Meriva (MERIVA B)5 February 2009 to 24 March 201776,875
Vauxhall Mokka15 December 2011 to 6 June 2018174,846
Vauxhall Signum16 February 2005 to 19 June 2008333
Vauxhall Vectra (VECTRA C)4 July 2003 to 10 October 200854,365
Vauxhall Zafira (ZAFIRA C)25 February 2011 to 26 July 201651,422
Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

  • R/2025/451 Vauxhall Corsa Mokka Combo ESC software 22 October 2025, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Combo, Vauxhall Corsa
  • R/2025/416 Vauxhall Mokka BCM software Stop /Start System. 29 September 2025, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Grandland
  • R/2026/072 Alternator protection 9 March 2026, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Mokka, Vauxhall Frontera
  • R/2025/282 Vauxhall Fuel Pipe 18 July 2025, Vauxhall Astra, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Mokka and others
  • R/2025/544 VSM software missing AEB telltale in case of blind camera. 21 April 2026, Vauxhall Astra
  • R/2025/245 Vauxhall DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain. 3 July 2025, Vauxhall Grandland, Vauxhall Corsa, Vauxhall Combo 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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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