The French house of the Stellantis Group has recalled all the specimens of C3 and DS3 circulating in Europe equipped with the Takata airbags. New fatal accident in France, on a 2014 C3, the judiciary attributed it to that device. A 37 -year -old woman died. The French Transport Minister asked for the stop to the circulation of all the specimens of the two models still equipped with that system. Involved by the recall 441,000 vehicles on the continent
Auto accident, the impact is strong enough to activate the airbag. But the explosion that should be limited to swelling the protective cushion, shoots several fragments in the passenger compartment. A lethal danger for those who are by car. Hundreds of people all over the world died in this way since the early 2000s, when it came to light it Airbag scandalthat is, the defect of manufacture of the devices produced by the Takataa Japanese company that was global leader and was then overwhelmed by this story. Most of the automotive manufacturers mounted these systems and over the years have had to recall millions of vehicles to replace them. Since the beginning of 2025, Citroën has had to recall 236,900 C3 and DS3 of past years, still equipped with these systems. The problem now re -proposes.
Airbag Takata, call all the Citroën C3 and DS3
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On June 17, the prosecutor of the French city of Reims made it known that Airbag Takata is responsible for the Death of a woman aboard one Citroën C3 of 2014 In an accident that happened on 11 June. The house specified that he had sent a registered letter of reference to the woman who died on 20 May; However, for an error in the address, the letter had returned to the sender. Also on Tuesday 17 June the French transport minister ordered it Stop the circulation of all C3 and DS3 equipped with that systemuntil replacement. The general manager of Citroën, Xavier Chardoncommunicated, through the news agency AFPthe decision of recall all C3 and DS3 vehicles circulating in Europe “Taking into account the context”. That is, those where a Takata airbag is installed. It is about 441,000 vehicles throughout Europe, of which 82,000 in France. Chardon said: “It is important that customers contact us. We do not flee from our responsibilities. I personally commit me so that there is no longer a single Airbag Takata in all Citroën”. The recall campaign has a name: “Stop Drive”, stop driving.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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