Vehicle recall R/2025/021

Citroen C3 and DS3 recall: DS3 Driver and Passenger Airbag (Takata) (R/2025/021)

DVSA recall R/2025/021 names the Citroen C3 and DS3. It was launched 7 March 2025. It covers vehicles built 24 September 2008 to 30 May 2019.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/021
Launched: 7 March 2025
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: NQ3-241178CO
Vehicles: 154,690 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the chemicals in the Takata airbags may deteriorate over time which may cause the inflator to rupture and lead to serious injury.

The fix

Owners of affected vehicles should immediately cease using their vehicle when safe to do so until the recall action has been completed. Affected vehicles will have the airbag modules replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C3	24 September 2008 to 21 February 2017	55,166
DS3	5 December 2008 to 30 May 2019	99,524

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/2025/074 Citroen C3 Jet cooling nozzle failure 19 February 2025, Citroen C3
R/2025/142 Citroen C3 Front seat pretentioner wires inverted. 9 April 2025, Citroen C3
R/2025/022 Citroen C3 DS3 Driver and Passenger Airbag (Takata) 10 December 2024, Citroen C3, DS3
R/2025/247 Citroen DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain. 3 July 2025, Citroen C4, Citroen C3, Citroen C3 Aircross and others
R/2025/283 Citroen Fuel Pipe 18 July 2025, Citroen C3, Citroen C4, Citroen C5 Aircross
R/2025/346 Emission recall - On Board Diagnostics 18 August 2025, Citroen Dispatch, Citroen Relay, 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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