Vehicle recall R/2014/186

Peugeot 2008 recall: Handbrake may not apply fully

DVSA recall R/2014/186 names the Peugeot 2008. It was launched 19 December 2014. It covers vehicles built 29 January 2013 to 29 August 2013.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2014/186
Launched: 19 December 2014
Issued by: PEUGEOT
Manufacturer reference: ZVZ
Vehicles: 17,837 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehciles the handbrake adjustment may not have been correctly set during manufacture. This may cause the handbrake to be ineffective unless applied to it's full extent.

The fix

On affected vehicles check handbrake setting and adjust if necessary.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Peugeot 2008	29 January 2013 to 29 August 2013	17,837

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Other recalls for these models

R/2014/081 Vehicle control may be lost 22 July 2014, Peugeot 208, Peugeot 2008
R/2014/051 Directional control may be affected 22 April 2014, Peugeot 2008
R/2014/046 Directional control may be compromised 22 April 2014, Peugeot 208, Peugeot 2008
R/2014/026 Fuel may leak and create fire risk 27 February 2014, Peugeot 308, Peugeot 2008, Peugeot 208 and others
R/2016/019 Fuel may leak if vehicle involved in a rollover incident 17 February 2016, Peugeot 2008, Peugeot 208
R/2016/031 Driver's seatbelt may fail 29 February 2016, Peugeot 2008

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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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