Vehicle recall R/2017/290

Citroen C4 recall: Ingress of water and corrosion may cause the wiper motor to fail

DVSA recall R/2017/290 names the Citroen C4. It was launched 26 October 2017. DVSA does not record the build dates for this recall.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/290
Launched: 26 October 2017
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: GDT
Vehicles: 11 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A nonconformity of the windscreen wiper motor breather system could in some cases result in the entry of water and complete jamming of the motor due to internal corrosion.

The fix

On affected vehicles replace the wiper motor.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C4	not recorded	11

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Other recalls for these models

R/2017/289 Corrosion within the tailgate strut assembly could cause the strut to fail 26 October 2017, Citroen C4
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/2017/208 Starter supply wire may chafe 6 July 2017, Citroen C4, Citroen C5, DS5 and others
R/2018/178 Engine could overheat leading to failure 17 July 2018, Citroen C4
R/2016/241 Bonnet may open unexpectedly 1 December 2016, DS4, Citroen C4

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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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