Cease-drive order issued for Citroën C3, DS 3 fashions over airbag danger
– Stellantis points pressing warning for sure Citroën and DS 3 fashions
– Homeowners of 2009–2019 vehicles urged to test VIN and cease driving instantly
– Stellantis mobilising full restore community as Europe-wide security motion extends to UK
– Stellantis points pressing warning for sure Citroën and DS 3 fashions
– Homeowners of 2009–2019 vehicles urged to test VIN and cease driving instantly
– Stellantis mobilising full restore community as Europe-wide security motion extends to UK
Stellantis UK has introduced an instantaneous stop-drive motion for particular Citroën and DS 3 autos manufactured between 2009 and 2019, because of issues over Takata airbag security.
This follows the French Transport Ministry’s cease‑drive request for round 441,000 Citroën C3/DS3 autos because of airbags which have exploded, leading to accidents and not less than one loss of life the place a lady died from her accidents sustained by Takata airbags deploying in her 2014 Citroen C3..
Homeowners of affected autos are being urgently suggested to cease driving their autos instantly, when it’s protected to take action. The stop-drive motion applies to: Citroën C3 (2009–2016); Citroën DS 3 (2009–2016) and DS Cars DS 3 (2016–2019).
Whereas there have been no incidents reported within the UK, Stellantis is implementing the stop-drive order throughout Europe. The affected autos had been beforehand a part of a wider recall marketing campaign launched greater than a yr in the past, starting in Southern Europe and increasing northward.
Stellantis said the choice was primarily based on a mixture of things together with airbag design, age, car use, and local weather publicity, in addition to regulatory enter.
Prospects will likely be contacted by letter, however are additionally urged to test their car’s standing instantly utilizing the Car Identification Quantity (VIN) software on the Citroën UK web site. If a car is affected, house owners ought to register their particulars for repairs as quickly as potential.
Stellantis mentioned it was activating its full community of suppliers, retailers, and manufacturing amenities to deal with the difficulty swiftly and supply protected and handy restore options for patrons.
Commenting, Janine Macqueen, director of operations, Marketpoint Recall, mentioned: “The Citroen recall is simply the newest in an extended line of product points within the automotive trade. Certainly, Citroen will not be the one agency to have fitted its vehicles with probably problematic Takata airbags; the French Transport Ministry has additionally issued warnings for house owners of Audis, BMWs, Fords, Nissans, Peugeots and even Ferraris.
“Whereas the actions of Stellantis are welcome when it comes to making an attempt to get forward of the difficulty, that is indicative of a wider pattern producers and OEMs are going through – due to the potential security implications, remembers within the automotive sector are a baked-in factor of operations.
“It means manufacturers have to be proactive at being proactive. They want measures in place to handle, monitor and talk remembers immediately. They should have groups and help in coping with remembers as they happen. Above all, they have to be recall-ready as this may minimize any recall associated expense by as much as 50%. As a result of everybody within the trade is aware of that one other recall concern isn’t far-off.”
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