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Passenger cars – Citroën

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 16 Apr 2009In the weekly report of 17 Apr 2009 (week 14, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger cars
Brand
Citroen (250 alerts)
Brand as notified
Citroën
Type / 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*.., e2*98/14*0259*.., e2*2001/116*0317*..e2*98/14*0261*.., e2*2001/116*0318*..e2*2001/116*0329*..Type (C3 Pluriel model), EC type-approval e2*2001/116*0266*..Type (C4 model), EC type-approval e2*2001/116*0302*..Type (C4 Picasso model), EC type-approval e2*2001/116*0345*..Type (C5 model), EC type-approval e2*2001/116*0360*..Type (C6 model), EC type-approval e2*2001/116*0320*..Type (Berlingo car model), EC type-approval e2*2001/116*0366*..Type (Berlingo lorry model), ABE N129
Description
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
Risk
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.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
France
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0495/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-14 (XML)
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