These cars were already recalled late previous year after it was found that improper repairs to their blower motor resistors and thermal fuses could lead to vehicle fire.
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It is asking owners of Zafira B models to bring their cars to Opel dealerships for “preventative action” to further protect against the risk of fire.
The design as well as the components in the heating and ventilation system of the Zafira A model and the Zafira Tourer are of a different specification.
Announcing the recall today, a spokesman said: “We will therefore be initiating a second recall to replace the current soldered fuse resistor with a wax fuse resistor so reducing the opportunity for manipulation”.
The auto manufacturer took the decision last December to recall the vehicles to replace resistors and fuses in an effort to correct the issue.
On the face of it, it was a highly responsible move from Vauxhall to solve a potential problem with the Zafira that wasn’t of their making.
Repairs were made to return affected Zafira’s systems to standard by replacing resistors and inspecting blower motors and pollen filters.
Both recalls have been free for owners and the company will be writing to customers with more information and letters inviting them into dealerships for the recall, expected to go out in August.
Since the issue was discovered, a recall programme was started to return the cars into their original conditions.
One of the main campaigners, Sue Freemantle experienced the fault first hand when her auto caught on fire at her home in Ivybridge, South Devon. She told Driving.co.uk: “I was in total shock and very upset, and I’m still shaky”, she said.
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“You just don’t know if it’s going to happen to your auto”. There are all these Zafira owners who don’t want to have their vehicle anymore but they can’t sell it because they don’t want to live with the guilt over what might happen to it.
