EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car CITROEN “C3 V3; C4 V2 / DS4 (B7); DS3; DS5 (B81)” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01043/21
Summary
The propellant airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants. The…
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Product
Passenger car — CITROEN
- Brand
- CITROEN
- Name / model
- C3 V3; C4 V2 / DS4 (B7); DS3; DS5 (B81) · e*KS07/46*0005*00, e2*KS07/46*0005*01, e2*2007/46*0003*00, e2*2007/46*0003*40, e2*2007/46*0003*42, e2*2007/46*0003*45, e2*2007/46*0040*02, e2*2007/46*0040*29, e2*2007/46*0060*08, e2*2007/46*0060*09, e2*2007/46*0060*15, e2*2007/46*0079*04, e2*2007/46*0079*05,
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Vehicles equipped with TAKATA airbags.
- Production dates: C3 V3 (A51) from 02/09/2009 to 10/02/2017C4 V2 - DS4 (B7) AMLAT from 26/04/2012 to 12/04/2017C4 V2 - DS4 (B7) from 29/09/2010 to 10/02/2017DS3 from 14/10/2009 to 09/02/2017DS5 (B81) from 21/11/2011 to 17/02/2017
What is the risk?
- The propellant airbag inflator may experience a material alteration over time due to degradation occurring after prolonged exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures and high-temperature cycling. In the event of an airbag being deployed, the excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material causing injury to the occupants. The product does not comply with 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: 16/09/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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