InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Opel/Vauxhall – Passenger car

Opel/Vauxhall – Passenger car

Name: Corsa, Frontera, Mokka

Category: 10

Date: 2026-03-20

Product Category: Motor vehicles

Risk Type: Fire

Danger: The vehicle may have contact, or insufficient clearance (< 10 mm), between the petrol particulate filter pipe and the terminal protection cap of the 48 V belt starter generator. In wet conditions, the insufficient clearance and possible contact between these components can lead to water infiltration, causing an electric arc, that could trigger a thermal event, such as overheating, which may lead to fire. 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: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 09/03/2026

Description: Passenger car. CORSA VIN: VXKUPHPX5P4056885 – VXKUPHPYXT4032715; MOKKA VIN: VXKUSHPY5RW004326 – VXKUSHPY9TW004570; FRONTERA: VIN: VXKCSHPYXRT125999 – VXKCSHPY3TT018543

Notifying Country: France

Country of Origin: France

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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