Vehicle recall R/2017/181

Citroen C3 recall: Right hand curtain airbag may not conform to specification

DVSA recall R/2017/181 names the Citroen C3. It was launched 30 June 2017. It covers vehicles built 4 January 2017 to 22 February 2017.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/181
Launched: 30 June 2017
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: GAQ
Vehicles: 5 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A component within the right-hand curtain airbag may not conform to specification and the air bag may not deploy correctly.

The fix

On affected vehicles replace the right hand curtain air bag.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C3	4 January 2017 to 22 February 2017	5

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Other recalls for these models

R/2017/180 Left hand curtain airbag may not be to specification 30 June 2017, Citroen C3
R/2017/139 Starter motor may not operate correctly 24 April 2017, Citroen C4 Picasso, Citroen Dispatch, Citroen C3 and others
R/2017/089 Front airbag may not deploy 7 March 2017, Citroen C3
R/2017/339 Engine component may not be to specification 15 December 2017, Citroen C4 Picasso, DS4, Citroen Berlingo and others
R/2016/229 Loss of control 17 October 2016, Citroen C4, DS3, Citroen C3
R/2018/197 Steering column bearing possibly crimped to the incorrect specification. 26 July 2018, Citroen C3

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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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