If they have not had a discreet commercial career, the Citroën C4 Aircross and Peugeot 4008 are on the other hand rather reliable. Let us quote, all the same, the cases of turbo breakage on versions 1.8 HDi produced until November 2012. But today, it is another weakness which led Peugeot and Citroën to organize an official recall. Over time, a part of the backlash adjustment mechanism in the rear brakes may no longer perform its function. The handbrake therefore risks losing its effectiveness, which poses safety problems. To remedy this, the two manufacturers are therefore replacing the rear brake calipers, an intervention that takes around 1 hour 30 minutes.
ASX soon to be recalled too?
At Peugeot, 542 units of Peugeot 4008, manufactured between January 28 and June 2, 2016, are concerned. At Citroën, the production dates are unsurprisingly identical. But the manufacturer at the Chevrons could not give us the number of affected models. It should however be more important because the C4 Aircross has found 26,000 buyers in France during its career, against only 7,250 for the cousin to the Lion.
The operation is completely free and the owners are informed by registered mail. If in doubt, both brands also offer you an online tool to check it out. As for Mitsubishi, which was then a partner of PSA, it had already organized a recall for similar reasons as early as 2018. But a new campaign, also including Outlanders, started in 2021, and we are now awaiting a return from the brand to know if any vehicles are affected in France.
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