Vehicle recall R/2023/147

DS7 recall: Affected vehicles may experience HV Battery overheating that may lead to a HV Battery thermal (R/2023/147)

DVSA recall R/2023/147 names the DS7. It was launched 8 April 2023. It covers vehicles built 19 February 2019 to 22 November 2022.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2023/147
Launched: 8 April 2023
Issued by: DS AUTOMOBILES
Manufacturer reference: JQF/221090CO
Vehicles: 496 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles may experience HV Battery overheating that may lead to a HV Battery thermal runaway and in the most serious case to a battery or vehicle fire.

The fix

The BMS (Battery Management System) will be reprogrammed with enhanced battery monitoring software.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
DS7 (DS7 PHEV)	19 February 2019 to 22 November 2022	496

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Other recalls for these models

R/2023/136 Affected vehicles may face the risk of perforation of the HV battery reinforcing plate/battery cover over the vehicle lifetime due to water intrusion. 6 April 2023, DS7
R/2023/112 Affected vehicles may have incorrect BEMP software which can lead to incorrect low beam correction when the vehicle is loaded. This is not compliant to regulatory requirements. 11 April 2023, DS7
R/2023/137 Affected vehicles may experience HV Battery overheating that may lead to a HV Battery thermal runaway and in the most serious case to a battery or vehicle fire. 4 April 2023, DS7
R/2023/104 Affected vehicles may experience HV Battery overheating that may lead to a HV Battery thermal runaway and in the most serious case to a battery or vehicle fire. 4 April 2023, DS7
R/2023/082 Affected vehicles may have an incorrect torque on several fixation points which could result in reduced control of the vehicle and overheating of electrical connections. 23 February 2023, DS7
R/2022/275 On the affected vehicles some DS7 CROSSBACK equipped with ESP (electronic stability program) may be fitted with the incorrect calibration when operating in All-Wheel Drive 20 September 2022, DS7

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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.

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