Vehicle recall R/2006/081

Citroen C4 recall: Front airbag may not deploy as designed in a frontal impact

DVSA recall R/2006/081 names the Citroen C4. It was launched 3 May 2006. It covers vehicles built 19 November 2004 to 12 January 2006.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2006/081
Launched: 3 May 2006
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: XYD
Vehicles: 25,083 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that the front air bag ECU may not take full account of frontal impacts that are below the legal threshold for triggering deployment.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the air bag ECU re-programmed.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C4	19 November 2004 to 12 January 2006	25,083

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Other recalls for these models

R/2006/037 Brake fluid may leak 25 February 2006, Citroen C4
R/2005/185 Possible loss of braking efficiency 15 December 2005, Citroen C4, Citroen C3, Citroen C2
R/2005/176 Short circuit may occur/risk of fire 25 November 2005, 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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