Vauxhall is recalling 235,000 Zafira cars for a third time after a new source of fires was discovered.

The Zafira B cars were previously recalled in two stages in 2015 and 2016 after campaigners claimed more than 300 had caught fire, often leaving their occupants with just a few seconds to escape before their vehicles were destroyed.

Vauxhall said the latest recall affects cars built between 2005 and 2014 which do not have electronic climate control.

The move comes after the manufacturer found “a small number of vehicles” where wiring has overheated and melted, with at least one incident resulting in a fire.
It is writing to the registered owners of affected cars to alert them to the issue.

Vauxhall group managing director Stephen Norman told the Sun: “Where the first two recalls have robustly fixed problems of fires, we’ve discovered one incident of a fire caused by overheating of a pin in a plug on a wire.

“The very moment this was brought to my attention we decided to go for a full recall.”

Work to replace potentially faulty parts will take an hour and will be completed free of charge, Vauxhall said.
Neil Barlow, head of vehicle engineering at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, said: “Ongoing investigation work on the Vauxhall Zafira B fault has uncovered further potential electrical issues.

“So we are overseeing a further precautionary recall of the Zafira B and will monitor progress to ensure Vauxhall notifies all registered owners in writing as soon as possible.”


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