Vehicle recall R/1998/024

Peugeot Boxer recall: Incorrect brake compensator

DVSA recall R/1998/024 names the Peugeot Boxer. It was launched 11 March 1998. It covers vehicles built 17 December 1996 to 27 January 1997.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1998/024
Launched: 11 March 1998
Issued by: PEUGEOT
Vehicles: 130 across the lines below

What can go wrong

An incorrect load sensitive rear brake compensator may have been fitted to some boxer vehicles.

The fix

Potentially affected vehicles are being recalled to have the compensator examined. Vehicles equipped with an incorrect unit will have this replaced with the correct type.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Peugeot Boxer	17 December 1996 to 27 January 1997	130

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/1998/025 Failure of brake servo 11 March 1998, Peugeot Boxer
R/2001/030 Fuel tank mountings 23 February 2001, Peugeot Boxer
R/2002/067 Handbrake concern 20 August 2002, Peugeot Boxer
R/2003/102 Possible chafing of wiring loom 29 August 2003, Peugeot Boxer
R/2003/182 Handbrake efficiency may be reduced. 6 March 2004, Peugeot Boxer
R/2004/064 The accelerator pedal may not return correctly 19 April 2004, Peugeot Boxer

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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