{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2016/274: Vauxhall Meriva and Astra (Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2016-274/",
  "summary": "Vauxhall Meriva and Astra: Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended. DVSA reference R/2016/274, launched 28 December 2016, 3,490 vehicles. Defect, re",
  "excerpt": "Vauxhall Meriva, Astra. Published by the DVSA as R/2016/274 on 28 December 2016. Concern: Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2016/274 28 December 2016 Vauxhall (listed as VAUXHALL) 16-C-092 3,490 Meriva 1,745 26 July 2016 31 August 2016 Astra 1,745 19 July 2016 9 November 2016 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls . CarsMultiverse is an independent site, ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2016-12-28T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2016/274: Vauxhall Meriva and Astra (Front passenger airbag may not deploy as intended)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2016-274/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}