EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car CITROEN “Berlingo V3,C3 V3&V4 ,C3 Picasso,C4 Cactus,C4 Picasso,C4 V2 & DS4,C-Elysée,DS3,DS5,Spacetour/Jumpy 4” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01186/21
Summary
The teeth of the timing belt may wear off prematurely due to excessive dynamic tension in dusty conditions. As a result, the engine may stall at high engine speeds and not being able to restart, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not meet the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate…
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Product
Passenger car — CITROEN
- Brand
- CITROEN
- Name / model
- Berlingo V3,C3 V3&V4 ,C3 Picasso,C4 Cactus,C4 Picasso,C4 V2 & DS4,C-Elysée,DS3,DS5,Spacetour/Jumpy 4 · e2*2001/116*0366*27 - 31,, e2*2001/116*0371*25, 26, 28, 29, e2*2007/46*0002*24; 25, 27, 28, 30, e2*2007/46*0003*34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, e2*2007/46*0040*22, 24, 25, 28, 2
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: BERLINGO V3 (B9) from 04/05/2015 to 13/04/2018,C-ELYSÉE from 29/06/2015 to 13/04/2018,C3 V4 (B618) from 15/08/2016 to 06/05/2018,C3 PICASSO (A58) from 03/07/2015 to 16/05/2017,C3 V3 (A51) from 01/07/2015 to 04/10/2016,C4 CACTUS (E3-CUBE) from 01/07/2014 to 03/05/2018,C4 PICASSO (B78) from 06/04/2015 to 10/04/2018,C4 V2 - DS4 (B7) from 26/02/2015 to 18/03/2018,DS3 from 10/02/2015 to 08/03/2018,DS5 (B81) from 22/07/2015 to 26/07/2017,SPACETOURER / JUMPY 4 (K0) from 20/06/2016 to 10/04/2018.
What is the risk?
- The teeth of the timing belt may wear off prematurely due to excessive dynamic tension in dusty conditions. As a result, the engine may stall at high engine speeds and not being able to restart, increasing the risk of an accident. The product does not meet the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 23/07/2021
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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