Vehicle recall R/2009/153

Citroen Berlingo recall: Tailgate may not operate correctly

DVSA recall R/2009/153 names the Citroen Berlingo. It was launched 1 December 2009. It covers vehicles built 20 January 2009 to 18 August 2009.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2009/153
Launched: 1 December 2009
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: MDG
Vehicles: 157 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that the possibility exists that the mounting ball on both tailgate support struts may rotate when the tailgate is opened or closed. Should one of the support struts dislocate the tailgate may not remain in the open position.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will have the mounting ball joints on the tailgate support struts replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen Berlingo	20 January 2009 to 18 August 2009	157

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Other recalls for these models

R/2009/099 Rear damper may become insecure 9 October 2009, Citroen Berlingo, Citroen Xsara
R/2009/067 Spare wheel carrier heat shield could become detached 3 July 2009, Citroen Berlingo
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/2010/134 Airbag may operate incorrectly 9 September 2010, Citroen Berlingo
R/2010/159 Roof flap may detach 11 October 2010, 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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