Passenger car – Opel, Vauxhall “Frontera”
Serious risk Fire
- Product
- Passenger car
- Brand
- Opel (256 alerts), Vauxhall (40 alerts)
- Brand as notified
- Opel/Vauxhall
- Name
- Frontera
- Type / model
- e2*2018/858*00035*11
- Batch numbers
- 19/03/2026 - 21/03/2026 (official alert record)
- Barcodes listed
- KWP (official alert record)
- Description
- Passenger car. VIN: VXKCSHPYXST306929 - VXKCSHPX7TT084567.
- Production dates
- 19/03/2026 - 21/03/2026
- Risk
- Due to a defect in the engine control unit (inverter) in the vehicles equipped with electrified dual-clutch transmission (e-DCT), metal soldering residues could pass into the unit. This can cause internal electric short circuits which can lead to continuous power supply and overheating due to a blocked relay, causing a 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
- Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 27 Apr 2026
- Company recall code
- KWP
- Notifying country
- France
- Country of origin
- France
- Alert type
- Consumer
- Photos
- Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.
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