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Passenger car – Citroen “C4 Picasso, C4-DS4, C5, C8, DS5, Jumpy”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 20 Nov 2015In the weekly report of 27 Nov 2015 (week 47, 2015)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Citroen (250 alerts)
Brand as notified
CITROEN
Name
C4 Picasso, C4-DS4, C5, C8, DS5, Jumpy
Type / model
Vehicles with 2.0L HDi diesel engine.
Batch numbers
  • C4 - DS4 production dates: 01/09/2012 - 17/12/2014
  • C4 PICASSO production dates: 01/09/2012 - 01/08/2013
  • C5 production dates: 03/09/2012 - 18/12/2014
  • C8 production dates: 03/09/2012 - 25/06/2014
  • DS5 production dates: 01/09/2012 - 19/12/2014
  • JUMPY production dates: 03/09/2012 - 17/12/2014
(official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
C4 - DS4 production dates: 01/09/2012 - 17/12/2014 C4 PICASSO production dates: 01/09/2012 - 01/08/2013 C5 production dates: 03/09/2012 - 18/12/2014 C8 production dates: 03/09/2012 - 25/06/2014 DS5 production dates: 01/09/2012 - 19/12/2014 JUMPY production dates: 03/09/2012 - 17/12/2014
Risk
null In the case of negative exterior temperatures, and after repeated activation of the fuel heater, an electric connection on the cover of the fuel heater can overheat. This can cause the cover to melt, allowing air to enter the fuel system which could lead to stalling of the engine and loss of control of the car.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 2 Nov 2015
Notifying country
Malta
Country of origin
France
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1484/15
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2015-047 (XML)
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