The weeks follow and resemble each other, within the automotive group Stellantis. The industrial giant announced, Tuesday, July 15, the establishment of a new recall campaign concerning nearly 238,000 cars, just a few days after starting the recall of 636,000 vehicles equipped with the 1.5 BlueHDI diesel engine.
This time, it is the 1.2 Turbo engine, successor to Décrié 1.2 Puretech, which is the subject of a reminder. According to the information communicated by the group, 237,992 cars with this 100 horsepower engine must return to a workshop in a concession in France, “Due to a potential problem with the high pressure fuel hose“.
A risk of fire “in the engine”
Concretely, the cars concerned can undergo “A fuel leak“At the level of this pipe,”Due to loose nuts“. This leak can have direct consequences: a”Fuel overconsumption“, even”In the worst case“and”Fire in the engine“.
These are essentially recent models, produced between 2023 and 2025. 149,157 cars from Peugeot are recalled, including 208, 308, 408, 2008, 3008 and 5008. At Citroën, 54,803 cars are recalled, including Basalt, C3 and C3 Aircross, C4 and C4 X, C5 Aircross, and C5 X. 263 cars recalled, Opel must bring back in his garages, Corsa, Frontera, Grandland and Mokka.
Among the less affected brands, then follow DS Automobiles, with 5,932 recalled cars including DS 3 Crossback and DS 4, as well as Fiat with 7,184 cars recalled, mainly of 600 and large panda. At Jeep, 3,167 Avenger are recalled, while 2,108 junior are recalled at Alfa Romeo. Freshly relaunched, the Lancia brand must still recall 378 Ypsilon in its concessions.
Free repair, which lasts “less than half an hour”
Repair, completely free, “consists in tightening the nuts connections on the high pressure pipe as well as the injection ramp screws“, Specifies Stellantis. The intervention lasts”Less than half an hour“.
The group of manufacturers says it has “Already started to contact the owners of vehicles concerned, by asking them to contact the network of dealerships to make an appointment“. They can also enter the wine number of their car, found in field e of the gray card, on the page dedicated to the recall of the website of their manufacturer.
