Citroen DS5 recalls

On affected vehicles the Takata airbag inflators may deteriorate over time. This may cause some inflators to rupture with too much force in a crash capable of causing serious injury or death in a worst-case scenario.

Fix: Replace Driver Airbag module. You are advised not to drive the vehicle.

3,823 vehicles · built 2 Feb 2010 to 31 Mar 2015

Front air bag igniters may not deploy correctly.

Fix: Check and if necessary replace the affected front airbags.

1,080 vehicles · built 2 Sep 2009 to 12 Apr 2017

The calibration of the engine management software could result in emissions of NOx which do not comply with the regulatory limits.

Fix: Download new engine management software

5,290 vehicles · built 25 Sep 2013 to 15 May 2016

On the affected vehicles the tightening of a sealing plug on the engine oil gallery may not be correct to specification.This could lead over time to an oil leak which in rare cases could result in oil leaking on to the road.

Fix: The remedy consists of tightening the engine oil gallery sealing plug to the correct torque.

37 vehicles · built 3 May 2018 to 5 May 2018

The engine electronic cooling management control strategy and the maximum temperature alert threshold could cause the engine to overheat. This could result in a warning light and a message being displayed on the instrument panel.

Fix: On affected vehicles download a new engine management software in order to modify the cooling management parameters to improve the control of the engine operating temperature.

2,098 vehicles · built 15 May 2013 to 24 Apr 2015

An engine component may not be to specification which could result in loss of engine performance. This may lead to the engine stalling and potentially causing an engine failure. In very unlikely circumstances the vehicle speed may increase without warning but will stop on its own after a few seconds.

Fix: On affected vehicles carry out a functional diagnostic check of the engine. If necessary replace the engine.

75 vehicles · built 1 Oct 2017 to 30 Nov 2017

The positioning of the starter motor supply terminal may not conform to specification. Contact with a neighbouring component could cause a short circuit.

Fix: On affected vehicles check the position of the terminal and where necessary reposition. Replace damaged components if necessary.

2,014 vehicles · built 15 May 2013 to 2 Apr 2017

A component in the gearbox actuator may not be to the correct specification which may affect gear selection.

Fix: On affected vehicles replace the gearbox actuator

16 vehicles · built 26 Apr 2016 to 29 Aug 2016

It is possible that some suspension and brake components were not tightened correctly when building the car. It is possible for the components to become insecure and develop increase in noise from the suspension and increase of free play in steering. If not corrected the directional control and brakes could be affected.

Fix: Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and tighten the affected components to the required specifiaction: rear suspension fixings on the body brake calipers on their supports front subframe fixings on the body front hub carrier fixings on the subframe and on the shock absorbers brake hoses on the calipers and fixings of the underbody deflectors.

170 vehicles · built 12 May 2016 to 31 Oct 2016

The fuel filter's integrated heater may be defective and could cause the cover to distort. This could cause air ingress and fuel egress. Either could cause poor starting and a warning light should illuminate

Fix: On affected vehicles replace fuel heater cover. Check and if necessary replace connector.

9,483 vehicles · built 1 Sep 2012 to 2 Jan 2014

On a very limited number of vehicles it is necessary to check the presence of specific spot welds on the vehicle body shell. Should it be identified that one of the welds has been missed in production the vehicle cannot be repaired. In the long term and in very rare cases body noises and squeaking could appear.

Fix: In the rare case that the vehicle does not comply the vehicle will be removed from the road and the customer will be provided with a replacement vehicle.

4 vehicles · built 6 Nov 2012 to 14 Nov 2012