Passenger cars (Citroën)

Is my product affected?

Passenger cars

• Brand Citroën

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Citroën passenger cars manufactured between late February and mid-June 2008 are subject to a voluntary recall due to a faulty engine relay unit that controls functions including windscreen wipers, headlights, and ignition. This defect can cause these systems to malfunction or fail intermittently, creating a risk of accidents. The affected vehicles include multiple models (C2, C3 Pluriel, C4, C5, C6, and Berlingo) with specific vehicle identification number ranges provided for each model.

The manufacturer has taken a voluntary corrective action to address this issue. The record does not specify what remedy is available to affected consumers or what steps they should take.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

The product poses a risk of injuries because of a fault in the engine relay unit, which controls certain functions such as the windscreen wipers, headlights and ignition, and which can lead to intermittent malfunction or failure which may cause a risk of accident.

What should I do?

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Details from the source

The affected vehicles were manufactured between the end of February and mid-June 2008 and have a vehicle identification number in the ranges: C2: VF7JMHFXC97520052 to VF7JMHFXC97545482C3 Pluriel: VF7HB8HZC28105813 to VF7HBKFVC28108149C3: VF7FCHFXC29061113 to VF7FCHFXC29154093C4: VF7LC5FXH74853490 to VF7LC5FWC74867705C4: VF7LC5FXH74853490 to VF7LC5FWC74867705C5: VF7RWRHRJ54004739 to VF7RDRFJF54032534C6: VF7TDUHZJ78017960 to VF7TDUHZJ78018085Berlingo: VF77G9HXC67000531 to VF77J9HTC67612959 Model: Type (C2 model), EC type-approvale2*2001/116*0283*.., e2*2001/116*0284*..,e2*2001/116*0344*.., e2*2001/116*0285*..e2*2001/116*0309*.., e2*2001/116*0286*..e2*2001/116*0316*.., e2*2001/116*0339*..Type (C3 model), EC type-approval e2*98/14*0256*.., e2*98/14*0257*..,e2*2001/116*0289*.., e2*98/14*0258*.. Notifying country: Germany

Source

Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗

Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.

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