Vehicle recall R/2018/049

Citroen C4 Picasso and others recall: Engine may overheat

DVSA recall R/2018/049 names the Citroen C4 Picasso, Citroen C4, DS5 and Citroen C5. It was launched 13 February 2018. It covers vehicles built 5 December 2012 to 30 April 2015.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/049
Launched: 13 February 2018
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: GFJ
Vehicles: 2,098 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The engine electronic cooling management control strategy and the maximum temperature alert threshold could cause the engine to overheat. This could result in a warning light and a message being displayed on the instrument panel.

The fix

On affected vehicles download a new engine management software in order to modify the cooling management parameters to improve the control of the engine operating temperature.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 2,098.
Model	Built
Citroen C4	17 July 2014 to 30 April 2015
Citroen C4 Picasso	5 December 2012 to 21 April 2015
Citroen C5	1 December 2014 to 8 April 2015
DS5	15 May 2013 to 24 April 2015

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/2017/339 Engine component may not be to specification 15 December 2017, Citroen C4 Picasso, DS4, Citroen Berlingo and others
R/2017/326 Bonnet skin may become insecure 5 December 2017, Citroen C4 Picasso
R/2018/128 Airbags may not be triggered in the event of a collision 10 May 2018, Citroen Berlingo, Citroen C4 Picasso
R/2017/290 Ingress of water and corrosion may cause the wiper motor to fail 26 October 2017, Citroen C4
R/2017/289 Corrosion within the tailgate strut assembly could cause the strut to fail 26 October 2017, Citroen C4
R/2017/269 Starter motor supply wiring harness may become damaged 22 September 2017, Citroen C4 Picasso

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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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