EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Opel/Vauxhall “Astra H, Astra J, Cascada, Meriva B, Mokka, Signum, Vectra C, Zafira C” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01581/24
Summary
The propellant used in the driver airbag inflator can degrade when exposed to very high temperatures and levels of humidity. If activated after an impact, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to burst, and metal fragments could pass through the cushion material causing injury to occupants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and…
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Product
Passenger car — Opel/Vauxhall
- Brand
- Opel/Vauxhall
- Name / model
- Astra H, Astra J, Cascada, Meriva B, Mokka, Signum, Vectra C, Zafira C · e1*98/14*0187*06, e50*2001/116*0008*01, from e1*2001/116*0261*03 to e1*2001/116*0261*18, from e1*2001/116*0290*02 to e1*2001/116*0290*07, from e1*2001/116*0291*02 to e1*2001/116*0291*07, from e1*2001/116*0292*02 to e1*2001/116*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger cars.
- Production dates: 03.01.2005 - 11.06.2014 (Astra H)04.07.2003 - 10.10.2008 (Vectra C)05.02.2009 - 24.03.2017 (Meriva B)08.05.2012 - 22.08.2018 (Cascada A)15.12.2011 - 06.06.2018 (Mokka A)16.02.2005 - 19.06.2008 (Signum A) 24.02.2009 - 23.08.2018 (Astra J)25.02.2011 - 26.07.2016 (Zafira C)
What is the risk?
- The propellant used in the driver airbag inflator can degrade when exposed to very high temperatures and levels of humidity. If activated after an impact, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to burst, and metal fragments could pass through the cushion material causing injury to occupants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2023
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