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Vehicle recall R/2025/047

DS3 Crossback recall: DS Automobiles DS3 Crossback eVCU update

DVSA recall R/2025/047 names the DS3 Crossback. It was launched 7 February 2025. It covers vehicles built 21 July 2023 to 16 February 2024.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/047
Launched
7 February 2025
Issued by
DS AUTOMOBILES
Manufacturer reference
NQ8-241552EE
Vehicles
18 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles may not comply with test requirements in the matter of emissions test execution by competent authorities and energy consumption may be too high.

The fix

Update the electrical Vehicle Control Unit (eVCU) software.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
DS3 Crossback21 July 2023 to 16 February 202418
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/2025/123 Traction Battery software 24 March 2025, DS3 Crossback
  • R/2024/487 DS Automobiles DS3 DS7 Radio software via OTA update 6 December 2024, DS3 Crossback, DS7
  • R/2024/363 DS3 Crossback Steering Gear Pinion 19 September 2024, DS3 Crossback
  • R/2025/248 DS Automobiles DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain 3 July 2025, DS3 Crossback, DS7
  • R/2025/284 DS Automobiles Fuel Pipe 18 July 2025, DS3 Crossback, DS4
  • R/2025/347 Emission recall - On Board Diagnostics 18 August 2025, DS3 Crossback, 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.

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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