If reminders are common in the automotive industry, they have multiplied in recent years. And they do not save the brands of the Stellantis group, affected in particular by the defects of 1.2 Puretech and the 1.5 BlueHDI engine or, like most car groups, by reminders related to Takata airbags.
A defect in 308 belts
A new defect in Peugeot 308 of Second Generation has just been detected, produced between October 12, 2015 and February 1, 2019, as indicated by the Reminder Console of the Site published on Friday, August 15. In question, a defect in the back seat belts:
“The anchors of the rear seat belt may not resist the impact of strength enough. This could limit the retractor’s ability to retain a passenger in case of an accident that results in injuries,” describes the sheet.
The owners of the vehicles produced during the period in question can verify if they are affected by this campaign by entering their wine identification number on this dedicated page of the official Peugeot website.
If this is the case, it is necessary to contact a Peugeot dealership, with the 100%repair treatment. A total of 68,563 vehicles would be affected by this problem. A “preventive” memory of so, which means that no accident has been identified:
“This repair is free and takes about an hour. The company has no knowledge of any accident or injury related to this problem,” the group assured our colleagues in France 2.
A worker owner says he is particularly concerned: so Peugeot says that, having started his reminder campaign in March, the brand was not contacted by the brand and he himself verified the manufacturer’s website. “I realized that I had two safety reminders to do, one of which is the strengthening of the safety belt anchor,” he said.
Fire risks in many group models
Peugeot, as well as many other brands of the Stellantis group, is also worried about a withdrawal that shows a fire risk, with a series of files also published this Friday, August 15 by the consumer withdrawal.
“The vehicle can have a fuel leak in the high pressure pipe, between the high pressure pump and the rail, due to the absence of a nut. This can cause a fire in the vehicle,” he said.
In Peugeot, 308 is also mentioned, but it is the current generation, the third, with the copies produced between April 2, 2024 and April 17, 2025. Here is the complete list of models potentially affected by this withdrawal:
- Peugeot 208 II produced between April 11, 2023 and April 22, 2025
- Peugeot 308 III produced between April 2, 2024 and April 17, 2025
- PEUGEOT 408 PRODUCTS BETWEEN APRIL 2, 2024 AND APRIL 17, 2025
- Peugeot 3008 II produced between October 26, 2022 and May 23, 2024
- Peugeot 3008 III produced between July 26, 2023 and April 22, 2025
- Peugeot 2008 II produced between April 4, 2024 and April 22, 2025
- Peugeot 5008 II produced between November 7, 2022 and October 9, 2024
- Peugeot 5008 III produced between December 5, 2023 and April 22, 2025
The Same Risk Also Affects Recent vehicles from Opel Brands (Astra, Corsa, Border, Grandland X, Grandland II and Mokka), Fiat (600 and Grande Panda), Jeep (Avenger), Lancia (Ypsilon), Citroën (C3 Aircross III, C3 V, C4 III, C4X, C5 AIRCROS C5X), DS (and DS4 II) and Alfa Romeo (Junior). The links of the aforementioned brands refer to the different consumer recovery sheets, which specify the period in question for each model and recommend contacting a dealership.
Other reminders released by Ford and Toyota
These sheets are automatically generated from the report made through the European Rapex platform, where we find in particular the problem of the Peugeot 308 belt.
There are other brands than those of the Stellantis group in the files of files published on August 15. In Toyota, for example: a bolt problem in the front and proace suspension arms and emergency braking paid in the Max Proace. Or, in Ford, with a gel from the image of the rear view camera in Connect and Transit Connect.
Source: BFM TV
