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Passenger car – Citroen “C5”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 19 Dec 2013In the weekly report of 27 Dec 2013 (week 51, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Citroen (250 alerts)
Brand as notified
CITROEN
Name
C5
Type / model
Type: R*****, model: C5, EC type approval: e2*2001/116*0360*19, *24, *25
Batch numbers
Concerns vehicles built between January 2012 and May 2013. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
Concerns vehicles built between January 2012 and May 2013.
Risk
null A faulty connection between the fuel lines and the diesel injectors may cause a leakage of diesel which then accumulates in the hollows at the base of the cylinder head. When these hollows are full, fuel might spill over onto the surfaces of the exhaust system, resulting in a fire hazard.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
France
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1985/13
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-051 (XML)
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