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Vauxhall Meriva recalls

10 DVSA safety recalls name the Vauxhall Meriva, launched 2007 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Meriva. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls10
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2007
Earliest and latest build dates named2007 to 2017
Is a specific Meriva 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.

All Vauxhall Meriva recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Vauxhall cross carline Driver’s Airbag - Takata (DVSA lists MERIVA B) R/2025/5111 Dec 20255 Feb 2009 to 24 Mar 201776,875
Front seat side airbag may deploy incorrectly R/2017/02717 Mar 201725 Aug 2016 to 1 Dec 2016289 per line
Seat belt may not function correctly R/2016/26730 Jan 201712 Feb 2010 to 11 Feb 201667,142
Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended R/2016/27428 Dec 201626 Jul 2016 to 31 Aug 20161,745 per line
Seatbelt may malfunction if vehicle is involved in a collision R/2015/20112 Nov 20155 Feb 2009 to 31 Aug 201563,462
Possibility that the engine may stall R/2015/13417 Jul 20152 Oct 2013 to 8 Jan 20151,004
Seat belt may open inadvertently in the event of a crash R/2014/17823 Jan 20159 Oct 2014 to 11 Nov 2014752
Airbag deployment could injure front seat passenger R/2014/10010 Oct 201419 Jun 2014 to 21 Jul 2014451
Front passenger seat could move without warning. R/2010/16418 Nov 20101 Sep 2010 to 30 Sep 20101,436 per line
Steering control may be lost R/2007/11810 Sep 20071 Aug 2007557 per line

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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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