Vehicle recall R/2004/096

Citroen C5 recall: Engine may revert to back up mode.brake assistance may reduce

DVSA recall R/2004/096 names the Citroen C5. It was launched 7 June 2004. It covers vehicles built 1 February 2003 to 31 March 2004.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2004/096
Launched: 7 June 2004
Issued by: CITROEN
Vehicles: 3,562 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The original ECU software could generate an excessive vibration of the injection butterfly. In very rare cases the butterfly upper stop may fail causing the engine to go to back up mode which may result in a drop of brake assistance efficiency

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and download new engine ECU software and initialisation of the ECU.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C5	1 February 2003 to 31 March 2004	3,562

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/2003/151 Possible cracking of road wheel 3 October 2003, Citroen C5
R/2005/057 Diesel fuel return pipe may leak 25 April 2005, Citroen C4, Citroen C5
R/2006/030 Fuel leaking into engine 23 February 2006, Citroen C5
R/2002/090 ABS control unit may overheat 16 August 2002, Citroen C5
R/2002/084 Replacement of handbrake lever 16 August 2002, Citroen C5
R/2002/009 Antilock brake system concern 23 January 2002, Citroen C5

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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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