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Vehicle recall R/2020/245

Peugeot 3008 and Peugeot 5008 recall: THE UREA INJECTOR MAY BLOCK AND LEAD TO NOx EMISSIONS GOING OUT OF REGULATORY LIMITS

DVSA recall R/2020/245 names the Peugeot 3008 and Peugeot 5008. It was launched 19 August 2020. It covers vehicles built 1 October 2019 to 17 March 2020.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2020/245
Launched
19 August 2020
Issued by
PEUGEOT
Manufacturer reference
JZU
Vehicles
DVSA lists 5,125 on each model line

What can go wrong

The vehicles may be affected by a defect in the urea injector which might block and lead to NOx emissions going out of the regulatory limits.

The fix

Updating the ECU software to avoid the gradual blocking of the urea injector

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 5,125. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Peugeot 30081 October 2019 to 17 March 20205,125
Peugeot 50081 October 2019 to 17 March 20205,125
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/2020/207 There is a possibility that the internal corrosion protection of the subframe is not durable enough. 9 July 2020, Peugeot 5008, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot 308 and others
  • R/2020/331 The filtering performance of the diesel particulate filter may not meet the required specification 13 November 2020, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot 508, Peugeot 308 and others
  • R/2020/366 On some traction battery cells the alignment of the electrodes may be out of specification 8 December 2020, Peugeot 508, Peugeot 3008
  • R/2020/326 The brake vacuum pump may be affected by material detaching from the timing belt 20 January 2021, Peugeot 2008, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot 5008 and others
  • R/2021/041 The welding of the individual components of the towbar might not meet the correct specification 21 January 2021, Peugeot 3008
  • R/2020/052 Certain rear suspension fixing bolts may not conform to specification 25 February 2020, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot 508

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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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