Vehicle recall R/2005/176

Citroen C4 recall: Short circuit may occur/risk of fire

DVSA recall R/2005/176 names the Citroen C4. It was launched 25 November 2005. It covers vehicles built 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2005.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2005/176
Launched: 25 November 2005
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: XWU
Vehicles: 12,220 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Repeated ingress of saline water into the connections to the Electronic Control Unit for the Anti- Lock Braking system may eventually result in a short circuit that could cause a fire in the engine compartment.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to check the ABS block and strengthen the sealing of the electrical connections.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C4	1 January 2004 to 31 December 2005	12,220

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Other recalls for these models

R/2005/185 Possible loss of braking efficiency 15 December 2005, Citroen C4, Citroen C3, Citroen C2
R/2006/037 Brake fluid may leak 25 February 2006, Citroen C4
R/2006/081 Front airbag may not deploy as designed in a frontal impact 3 May 2006, Citroen C4
R/2005/057 Diesel fuel return pipe may leak 25 April 2005, Citroen C4, Citroen C5
R/2007/191 Potential loss of ABS and ESP functions 17 January 2008, Citroen C4
R/2008/017 Possibility of reduced braking performance 5 February 2008, Citroen C4, 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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