Vehicle recall R/2021/214

Citroen C3 recall: The front lower ball joint locating bolt and fixing nut might have been incorrectly tightened or not fitted correctly

DVSA recall R/2021/214 names the Citroen C3. It was launched 9 June 2021. It covers vehicles built 3 January 2020 to 24 March 2021.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2021/214
Launched: 9 June 2021
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: HTD
Vehicles: 8 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The front lower ball-joint locating bolt and fixing nut might have been incorrectly tightened or not fitted correctly.

The fix

Replace the bolts and fixing nuts that attach both of the front lower ball joints to the front hub assemblies.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C3 (C3 V4)	3 January 2020 to 24 March 2021	8

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Other recalls for these models

R/2020/327 The brake vacuum pump may be affected by material detaching from the timing belt 20 January 2021, Citroen C4, Citroen C3, DS4 and others
R/2021/418 The right-hand side drive shaft outer joint may break 2 December 2021, Citroen C3
R/2022/042 Vehicles may have an incorrect tightening torque on several rear axle component fixings 10 February 2022, Citroen C3
R/2019/339 Front air bag igniters may not deploy correctly 17 September 2020, Citroen C3, DS3, DS5 and others
R/2020/165 The steering geometry could be incorrectly set 26 May 2020, Citroen C3
R/2023/046 On the affected vehicles the operation of the brake vacuum pump may be affected by material detaching from the timing belt caused by the ageing of the engine oil. 13 December 2022, DS3, Citroen C3 Aircross, Citroen Berlingo 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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