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Vehicle recall R/2025/418

DS7 recall: DS DS7 Crossback BCM software Stop/Start system

DVSA recall R/2025/418 names the DS7. It was launched 29 September 2025. It covers vehicles built 20 September 2023 to 30 April 2025.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/418
Launched
29 September 2025
Issued by
DS AUTOMOBILES
Manufacturer reference
GL8 - 251487EE
Vehicles
548 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the engine will run all the time and will not shut off in start/stop mode due to incorrect Body Control Module coding.

The fix

Update the Body Control Module software.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
DS7 (DS7 CROSSBACK)20 September 2023 to 30 April 2025548
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/2025/383 DS DS7 Crossback Traction Battery 8 September 2025, DS7
  • R/2025/347 Emission recall - On Board Diagnostics 18 August 2025, DS3 Crossback, DS7
  • R/2025/248 DS Automobiles DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain 3 July 2025, DS3 Crossback, DS7
  • R/2025/013 DS Automobiles DS7 Selective Catalytic Reduction diagnosis issues. 9 January 2025, DS7
  • R/2024/488 DS Automobiles DS7 Crossback Rear Axle Adjustment Rod. 6 December 2024, DS7
  • R/2024/487 DS Automobiles DS3 DS7 Radio software via OTA update 6 December 2024, 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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