In Europe (1), Stellantis imposes an immediate stop-drive measure for the models Citroën C3 (second generation) and DS 3 (first generation), which were equipped with taketa airbags between 2009 and 2019.
In Austria, these models from the 2009 – 2017 production years are affected.
Admission owners of these models are asked to make an appointment with your contract workshop in order to have the necessary exchange of the airbag carried out. The repair is free.
The registration owners are asked to no longer use the vehicle until the workshop date.
The vehicles affected by this stop-drive measure were already part of a comprehensive recall campaign that began over a year ago-initially in southern Europe, later also in northern regions. Decisions on recalls, in particular stop-drive arrangements, are based on several factors, including the airbag specifications, vehicle age and the degree of use, climatic conditions and information from supervisory authorities.
After an accident in France, Stellantis immediately expanded his measures and imposed a stop-drive measure for all affected vehicles. This decision underlines the company’s unrestricted commitment to the security of its customers.
Affected customers will soon receive further notifications.
In Austria, this safety -relevant recall campaign has been carried out since January 2025. All approval owners Affected vehicles of the brands Citroën C3 and DS 3 from the production years 2009 to 2017 Have already been officially By jointly writing the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Nursing and Consumer Protection (now: Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Nursing and Consumer Protection) and Citroën Austria GmbH Written, informed and asked to visit a contract workshop for the free exchange of the airbag.
In addition, all registration owners of affected vehicles that have not yet been to exchange the airbag in the contract workshop are again contacted in writing and informed. The admission owners of affected vehicles are asked to make an appointment with their contract workshop for the free exchange of the airbags. You will be asked not to use your vehicle from now on until the repair has been made.
In Austria, 12,464 vehicles were affected. In the meantime, only 3,758 approved vehicles have to be edited.
In Austria, the registration owners can check on this website whether their vehicle is affected:
It is of the utmost importance that admission owners who have changed their address or contact details have their information updated in the corresponding local databases in order to be able to contact them in good time and reliably.
Stellantis has mobilized its entire network of suppliers, dealers, contracting workshops and production facilities in order to carry out and complete this recall campaign as quickly as possible and to ensure the fastest, safest and most customer -friendly solution.
Stellantis remains determined to act quickly, transparently and responsibly in the interests of his customers.
(1) Affected countries: France, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, Sweden, Czech Republic, Norway, Slovakia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Estonia, Iceland, Belarus, Latvia, Moldova, Romania.