Vehicle recall R/2004/022

Citroen C3 recall: Roof bars may slip

DVSA recall R/2004/022 names the Citroen C3. It was launched 22 March 2004. It covers vehicles built 1 October 2001 to 1 January 2004.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2004/022
Launched: 22 March 2004
Issued by: CITROEN
Vehicles: 381 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Possibility that roof bars may slip when bulky objects are placed on them

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace roof bars with modified type.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C3	1 October 2001 to 1 January 2004	381

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Other recalls for these models

R/2005/020 The securing nuts of the sunroof may fail 8 February 2005, Citroen C3
R/2003/016 Water ingress may cause anti lock brake control unit to malfunction 21 January 2003, Citroen C3
R/2002/174 Passenger airbag may not completely deploy 13 December 2002, Citroen C3
R/2002/121 Front suspension ball joint concern 13 September 2002, Citroen C3
R/2005/147 Suspension springs may break 26 October 2005, Citroen C3
R/2005/185 Possible loss of braking efficiency 15 December 2005, Citroen C4, Citroen C3, Citroen C2

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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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