Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V200000
CITROEN CARS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-11-03.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
CITRODEN CAR CAMPAIGN NO N/A.DS-21 SEDAN AND STATION WAGON " D SPECIAL"SEDAN.POSSIBILITY OF ERRONEOUS CONNECTION IN BRAK E SYSTEM.CONNECTIONINVOLVES SWITCHING FRONT AND REAR BRAKECIRCUIT HYDRAULIC LINES AT WELDINGPOINT ON CONNECTING PLATE O F MULTIPLE CONNECTOR, LOCATED ON BRAKE MASTERCONTROL.BECAUS E OF BRAKE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, APPORTIONMENT BETWEEN FRONT ANDREAR BRAKE CIRCUITS, WHICH IS DESIGNED IN EVERY CITROEN "D" M ODEL.ASSEMBLYERROR MAKES PRESSURE IN FRONT CIRCUIT ALWAYS L ESS THAN THAT IN CERTAINCONDITIONS OF BRAKING AND VEHICLE LOA D, TO PREMATURE BRAKING ANDVEHICLE LOAD,TO PREMATURE LOCKINGOF REAR WHEELS, AND IMPAIRING EFFICIENCY OF BRAKE SYSTEM.(CO RRECT BY INSPECTING AND PROPERLY CONNECTING BRAKE PIPING WHERENECESSARY.)
2 model years across 1 models.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.