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Vehicle recall R/2016/171

Citroen C5 and Citroen Berlingo recall: Airbag may incorrectly deploy

DVSA recall R/2016/171 names the Citroen C5, Citroen Berlingo and Citroen Jumpy. It was launched 20 July 2016. It covers vehicles built 26 April 2016 to 2 May 2016.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2016/171
Launched
20 July 2016
Issued by
CITROEN
Manufacturer reference
NSY
Vehicles
DVSA lists 967 on each model line

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the driver's air bag inflation device may not conform to specification. As a result may not deploy correctly during an impact.

The fix

Replace the driver's air bag module on affected vehicles

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 967. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Citroen Berlingo26 April 2016 to 2 May 2016967
Citroen C526 April 2016 to 2 May 2016967
Citroen Jumpy26 April 2016 to 2 May 2016967
Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

  • R/2016/232 Bonnet may open without warning 6 October 2016, Citroen Berlingo
  • R/2015/243 Fuel may leak 8 December 2015, Citroen C8, Citroen C4 Picasso, DS5 and others
  • 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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