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Posted on June 17, 2025
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France demands Citroen C3 and DS3 recalls over faulty airbags linked to fatalities. Vehicles from 1998-2019 are affected.
PARIS (Reuters) -French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot has requested that all Citroen C3 and DS3 vehicles subject to a Takata airbag recall be taken off the roads, French media reported on Tuesday, after reports that a woman died after her airbag was triggered.
The French government has said that vehicles built between 1998 and 2019 are likely to be subject to a recall campaign over faulty airbags, which can explode when they are deployed. The explosion can throw metal fragments and cause serious injury or death.
Representatives for the transport ministry, Citroen parent Stellantis and a local official did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
French media reported that a woman died and a teenager was injured after an airbag deployment earlier this month. Another person died in March after the deployment of a faulty airbag in the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe, an official said.
Takata Corporation, the company at the centre of the auto industry's biggest-ever product recall, filed for bankruptcy in 2017. At the time of the bankruptcy filing, its U.S. operations said Takata had recalled or expected to recall about 125 million vehicles worldwide by 2019.
(Reporting by Makini Brice in ParisEditing by Matthew Lewis)
All Citroen C3 and DS3 vehicles built between 1998 and 2019 are likely to be subject to the recall campaign over faulty airbags.
The French Transport Minister requested the recall after reports of incidents where a woman died and a teenager was injured due to airbag deployment.
Takata Corporation, at the center of the auto industry's largest product recall, filed for bankruptcy in 2017 due to the issues with their airbags.
The faulty airbags can explode when deployed, posing serious safety risks to vehicle occupants.
Key stakeholders include the French Transport Ministry, Citroen's parent company Stellantis, and local officials.
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