A MAJOR carmaker has recalled thousands of motors due to a defect that could prove deadly.
Owners of popular Citroën models – built between 2009 and 2019 – have been warned to stop driving their cars immediately.
CitroenMk2 Citroën C3s built from 2009 to 2019 have been recalled in France after a deadly accident involving a faulty airbag[/caption] CitroenCitroen DS3 built from 2009 to 2019 have also been recalled[/caption] CitroenCitroen Mk1 DS 3s built from 2009 to 2019 are also part of the urgent recall[/caption]Stellantis has told all owners of 2009-2019 Citroën Mk1 DS 3s and Mk2 Citroën C3s in the UK to stop driving their cars immediately.
This includes both the Citroën DS 3 and later examples of the supermini – sold solely under the DS brand.
It comes a week after a driver died after the Takata airbag in her 2014 Citroën C3 exploded.
The 37-year-old woman in Reims, France, suffered fatal injuries – prompting the recall of the popular car model.
France’s Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot called for all C3 and DS3 vehicles with Takata airbags to be taken off the road on Tuesday.
French carmaker Citroën had already recalled the affected cars – replacing airbags in just under 70 percent of the 690,000 vehicles.
But Tabarot said the company’s response had been “unacceptable and scandalous” and had “not matched the scale of the risk”.
Citroën’s new director Xavier Chardon later told AFP the brand would be placing all affected cars across Europe under a “stop-drive” order “to speed up repairs”.
Affected C3 and DS 3 owners will be informed by letter, said Stellantis.
The company is urging owners to check their address and contact details with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are up to date – so they can be reached without delay.
Motorists can also use the Citroën UK website to check if their car is affected – using a vehicle identification number (VIN) search.
Stellantis UK has urged owners of affected vehicles to register for an airbag repair immediately.
This can be done online or by calling either the company’s recall helpline or Citroën customer care.
Stellantis said it is “mobilising its full network of suppliers, retailers and manufacturing plants” to ensure the repairs take place as quickly as possible.
It added: “Stellantis remains fully committed to acting swiftly, transparently, and responsibly in addressing this issue.”
Faulty Takata airbags were responsible for the largest vehicle recall in history.
Taking place in 2017, the recall affected over 100 million vehicles worldwide across multiple car brands – including Honda, Toyota, BMW, Ford, Nissan and Stellantis.
The airbags, manufactured by Japanese company Takata Corporation, were found to have defective inflators that could explode with excessive force during deployment.
It comes as numerous other car models with Takata airbags – sold between 2001 and 2018 – have been urged not to use their vehicles.
These include models such as the Toyota Yaris, Toyota Corolla, Mercedes A-Class II, and the Mercedes C-Class II and III.
The new announcement came in April as at least 29 airbag-related incident have been recorded in France – including 17 deaths – since 2016.
Meanwhile, Ford is recalling over a million cars after discovering a software glitch that could increase the risk of a crash.
The recall affects 1,075,299 vehicles across the UK and worldwide.
The problem involves rear view cameras freezing or failing to display properly when the vehicle is put into reverse.
The American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed the fault, warning: “A frozen or missing rearview camera image can reduce the driver’s view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
Ford has acknowledged the issue, confirming that there have been no reported injuries linked to the fault so far.
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