General Motors‘ European unit has issued a rare ‘do not drive’ warning for about 8,000 Opel/Vauxhall Adam and Corsa models registered since May 2014.

Here in the UK, there are 3,000 affected Vauxhall units. The automaker is working with its roadside assistance supplier, the AA, to help owners determine if their vehicle is affected by the steering system safety recall.

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The vehicles were made with a steering system part that does not meet specification.

“As a precaution, these vehicles should not be driven prior to inspection,” Vauxhall said in a statement.

Owners can check online (www.vauxhall.co.uk/recall.html) or call the customer assistance centre (0800 026 0034) between 09.00 and 19.00hrs Monday to Friday (until 17.00hrs at weekends) for guidance on how to check their vehicle and ascertain if it is within the chassis number range of the recall.  They can also call the AA on 0800 553388 between 07.00 and midnight, 7 days a week.

The AA will guide customers through the checking procedure for the production code on the steering shaft or despatch a patrol to do it for them.  If the code is not one of the two affected, owners will be advised theirs car are safe to use, if not the AA will arrange to recover the vehicles to Vauxhall dealers and if required, will arrange replacement vehicles.

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Similar arrangements have been made in Europe where the models are sold under the Opel brand.

“The company became aware of the condition during routine quality controls at the vehicle production plant [and] is not aware of any accident or injury related to this condition,” Opel said in a statement.