Vehicle recall R/2025/381

Citroen C5 Aircross recall: Traction Battery.

DVSA recall R/2025/381 names the Citroen C5 Aircross. It was launched 8 September 2025. It covers vehicles built 20 January 2020 to 18 February 2021.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/381
Launched: 8 September 2025
Issued by: CITROEN
Manufacturer reference: GK8-251189CO
Vehicles: 384 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Affected vehicles may have a fault in the High Voltage Battery which could potentially lead to it overheating and in the most serious case a battery or vehicle fire. Customers are advised to stop any plug-in charging and eSave charging until the vehicle is reworked.

The fix

Update the battery management software or replace the High Voltage Battery if necessary.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Citroen C5 Aircross	20 January 2020 to 18 February 2021	384

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/2025/417 Citroen C5 Aircross BCM software Stop/Start system. 29 September 2025, Citroen C5 Aircross
R/2025/346 Emission recall - On Board Diagnostics 18 August 2025, Citroen Dispatch, Citroen Relay, Citroen Berlingo and others
R/2025/283 Citroen Fuel Pipe 18 July 2025, Citroen C3, Citroen C4, Citroen C5 Aircross
R/2025/247 Citroen DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain. 3 July 2025, Citroen C4, Citroen C3, Citroen C3 Aircross and others
R/2026/021 Citroen Cross carline Fuel injection common rail. 21 January 2026, Citroen C5 Aircross, Citroen Berlingo, Citroen Dispatch
R/2025/070 Citroen Automomous Telematics Box. 14 February 2025, Citroen C4, Citroen C5 Aircross

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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. On this page we also replaced a word that reads as a rating or an endorsement with a plain one. 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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