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Vauxhall Vectra recalls

9 DVSA safety recalls name the Vauxhall Vectra, launched 1997 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Vectra. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls9
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch1997
Earliest and latest build dates named1995 to 2008
Is a specific Vectra 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 Vectra 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 VECTRA C) R/2025/5111 Dec 20254 Jul 2003 to 10 Oct 200854,365
Handbrake may partially release (DVSA lists VECTRA C) R/2008/0147 Apr 20081 Jan 2002 to 31 Dec 2007236,284 per line
Heated washer nozzle may short circuit (DVSA lists VECTRA C) R/2006/08814 Jun 20061 Jan 2004 to 30 Dec 20061,220
Rear seat centre belt might not restrain the seat occupant in a frontal impact (DVSA lists VECTRA C) R/2006/05017 May 20061 Jan 2006 to 9 Mar 20061,172
Rear axle hub may not be to specification R/2005/16617 Dec 2005not recorded783 per line
Rear exhaust pipe may move backwards slipping off the front pipe R/2004/1485 Nov 20045 Apr 200410,470 per line
Fixing bolts of the rear seat belt may not have been torqued according to specification R/2004/06222 Apr 20041 Apr 2004136
Failure of parking brake cable R/1998/01617 Feb 19981 Jan 1995 to 31 Dec 1998195,000 per line
Security of fuel pipes R/1997/0425 Jun 19971 Jan 1996 to 21 May 199639,601 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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