Vehicle recall R/2013/030

DS5 recall: Spot welds may not hold

DVSA recall R/2013/030 names the DS5. It was launched 4 March 2013. It covers vehicles built 6 November 2012 to 14 November 2012.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2013/030
Launched: 4 March 2013
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: MUY
Vehicles: 4 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On a very limited number of vehicles it is necessary to check the presence of specific spot welds on the vehicle body shell. Should it be identified that one of the welds has been missed in production the vehicle cannot be repaired. In the long term and in very rare cases body noises and squeaking could appear.

The fix

In the rare case that the vehicle does not comply the vehicle will be removed from the road and the customer will be provided with a replacement vehicle.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
DS5	6 November 2012 to 14 November 2012	4

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Other recalls for these models

R/2015/243 Fuel may leak 8 December 2015, Citroen C8, Citroen C4 Picasso, DS5 and others
R/2017/018 Directional control may be affected 24 January 2017, DS5
R/2017/126 Gearbox actuator ay not be to spectification 7 April 2017, Citroen C4 Cactus, DS3, Citroen Berlingo and others
R/2017/208 Starter supply wire may chafe 6 July 2017, Citroen C4, Citroen C5, DS5 and others
R/2017/339 Engine component may not be to specification 15 December 2017, Citroen C4 Picasso, DS4, Citroen Berlingo and others
R/2018/049 Engine may overheat 13 February 2018, Citroen C4 Picasso, Citroen C4, DS5 and others

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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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