EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Citroën “C4, DS4, C5, DS5” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0997/17
Summary
null The power terminal on the starter is incorrectly positioned which could result in the electric starter cable being in contact with the exhaust gas recirculation valve. This could lead to wear of the insulation of the electric starter cable and the risk of a short-circuit occurring.
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Product
Passenger car — Citroën
- Brand
- Citroën
- Name / model
- C4, DS4, C5, DS5 · C4II/DS4 : e2*2007/46*0040*21 - e2*2007/46*0040*22 - e2*2007/46*0040*23 - e2*2007/46*0040*24 - e2*2007/46*0040*25 - e2*2007/46*0040*27 - e2*2007/46*0040*29, C5III : e2*2001/116*0360*33 - e2*2001/116*0360*34 - e2*2001/116*0360*35 - e2*2007/46*0065*13, DS5 : e2*2007/46*0092*07 - e2*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: C4II - DS4: manufactured between 17 July 2014 and 2 April 2017C5III: manufactured between 30 June 2015 and 29 April 2016DS5: manufactured between 15 May 2013 and 13 July 2016
What is the risk?
- null The power terminal on the starter is incorrectly positioned which could result in the electric starter cable being in contact with the exhaust gas recirculation valve. This could lead to wear of the insulation of the electric starter cable and the risk of a short-circuit occurring.
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: 29/06/2017
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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