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Vauxhall Zafira fires: car maker recalls people carrier for third time

Published 26 April 2019
By James Allen
Vauxhall has issued a new recall for its Zafira people carrier, after a problem was found with an overheating resistor fuse plug.
Vauxhall is recalling 234,938 Vauxhall Zafiras for a second time after it admitted that repair work already carried out was not robust enough to prevent the cars from catching fire.

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