Vehicle recall R/2017/018

DS5 recall: Directional control may be affected

DVSA recall R/2017/018 names the DS5. It was launched 24 January 2017. It covers vehicles built 12 May 2016 to 31 October 2016.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/018
Launched: 24 January 2017
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: NXV
Vehicles: 170 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It is possible that some suspension and brake components were not tightened correctly when building the car. It is possible for the components to become insecure and develop increase in noise from the suspension and increase of free play in steering. If not corrected the directional control and brakes could be affected.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and tighten the affected components to the required specifiaction: rear suspension fixings on the body brake calipers on their supports front subframe fixings on the body front hub carrier fixings on the subframe and on the shock absorbers brake hoses on the calipers and fixings of the underbody deflectors.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
DS5	12 May 2016 to 31 October 2016	170

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Other recalls for these models

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
R/2015/243 Fuel may leak 8 December 2015, Citroen C8, Citroen C4 Picasso, DS5 and others
R/2018/187 Engine oil gallery sealing plug incorrectly tightened 19 July 2018, DS7, Citroen C4 Picasso, Citroen Spacetourer 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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