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Vehicle recall R/2008/096

Citroen Berlingo recall: Wipers lights and battery charging may be affected

DVSA recall R/2008/096 names the Citroen Berlingo. It was launched 3 July 2008. It covers vehicles built 10 March 2008 to 11 March 2008.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2008/096
Launched
3 July 2008
Issued by
CITROEN
Manufacturer reference
YJM
Vehicles
45 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that one component of the computer that controls the operation of the wipers lighting and battery charging is not to specification. This can result in erratic operation or failure of one or all of the specified functions.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the subject computer replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Citroen Berlingo10 March 2008 to 11 March 200845
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Other recalls for these models

  • R/2008/199 Wipers / lights/ battery charging may be affected. 24 December 2008, Citroen C3, Citroen C2, Citroen C4 Picasso and others
  • R/2009/059 Lh seat may become detached in a collision 8 June 2009, Citroen Berlingo
  • R/2009/058 Seat belt may not perform correctly 8 June 2009, Citroen Berlingo
  • R/2009/067 Spare wheel carrier heat shield could become detached 3 July 2009, Citroen Berlingo
  • R/2009/099 Rear damper may become insecure 9 October 2009, Citroen Berlingo, Citroen Xsara
  • R/2009/153 Tailgate may not operate correctly 1 December 2009, Citroen Berlingo

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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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