Vehicle recall R/2002/040

Citroen Relay recall: Parking brake cable may break

DVSA recall R/2002/040 names the Citroen Relay. It was launched 17 April 2002. It covers vehicles built 1 November 2001 to 31 December 2001.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2002/040
Launched: 17 April 2002
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: XJQ
Vehicles: 171 across the lines below

What can go wrong

There is a possibility that the parking brake cable may not be to the correct specification and could break at the rear section resulting in loss of parking brake.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace parking brake cable.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen Relay	1 November 2001 to 31 December 2001	171

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Other recalls for these models

R/2002/163 Rear suspension cross member may have been cut 4 December 2002, Citroen Relay
R/2000/141 Fuel tank mountings 12 February 2001, Citroen Relay
R/2003/114 Possible fire risk in heater blower wiring harness 26 July 2003, Citroen Relay
R/2003/174 Handbrake efficiency 26 November 2003, Citroen Relay
R/2003/191 Accelerator pedal may stick open. 19 April 2004, Citroen Relay
R/2004/169 The brake hose may chafe and leak 21 September 2004, Citroen Relay

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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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