Vehicle recall R/2016/031

Peugeot 2008 recall: Driver's seatbelt may fail

DVSA recall R/2016/031 names the Peugeot 2008. It was launched 29 February 2016. It covers vehicles built 14 July 2015.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/031
Launched: 29 February 2016
Issued by: PEUGEOT
Manufacturer reference: HGR
Vehicles: 119 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The tightening torque of the right hand seat belt lower mountings may not be to the correct specification and the seat belt could detach.

The fix

On affected vehickles check and if necessary tighten to correct specification.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Peugeot 2008	14 July 2015	119

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Other recalls for these models

R/2016/043 Oil leak may damage engine 10 March 2016, Peugeot 3008, 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/2016/160 Fuel may leak 14 July 2016, Peugeot 2008, Peugeot 208, Peugeot 308
R/2016/230 Loss of control 14 October 2016, Peugeot 208, Peugeot 2008
R/2017/125 Gearbox actuator ay not be to spectification 7 April 2017, Peugeot 508, Peugeot Partner, Peugeot 2008 and others
R/2017/140 Starter motor may not operate correctly 24 April 2017, Peugeot 508, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot Expert 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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