Don't drive your 2009-2017 Citroens! Bermaz issues Stop Driving notice and will prepare courtesy cars for owners
Dinesh · Sep 18, 2023 05:54 PM
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Bermaz Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB) is the authorised repairer of Citroën / DS vehicles in Malaysia and has requested owners stop driving their vehicles immediately if they haven’t confirmed that it’s affected by the global Takata airbag recall or if they have but haven’t carried out the replacement work yet.
BAASB will prepare courtesy cars for affected owners to ease their mobility until the completion of the airbag/s replacement. The company also issued the following statement:
Citroen C3
As widely communicated through the press, authorities and other official sources, an ongoing global recall of Takata airbags for vehicles from several brands and manufacturers has been active for many years now. C3/C4/DS3/DS4/DS5 models produced from 2009 to 2017 are subject to a recall campaign since 2020, in multiple phases around the world. Owners and/or custodians of these vehicles have been repeatedly contacted and urged to seek the required repair immediately.
The involved vehicles are equipped with Takata airbag inflators whose chemical properties may deteriorate over time, particularly when exposed to hot, humid climates conditions. Such conditions may cause the inflators to rupture on deployment, scattering debris capable of causing serious injury or death. Fatality cases have been confirmed due to this issue, so immediate action from owners and/or custodians of C3/C4/DS3/DS4/DS5 produced from 2009 to 2017 is required.
Citroen DS3
Having safety and well-being as the highest priority, Citroën and DS urge owners or custodians of C3/C4/DS3/DS4/DS5 produced from 2009 to 2017 with recalled Takata airbags, which have not yet been replaced, to immediately stop driving them and contact the appointed Authorised Repairer in Malaysia – Bermaz Auto Alliance Sdn Bhd (BAASB) to obtain the required repair – free of charge.
Citroen DS4
BAASB has been going the extra mile in attempting to reach out to owners of Citroen/DS models affected by the recall via letters, courier deliveries, emails, text messages and phone calls.
Citroen DS5
If you’re unsure regarding your Citroen/DS model being affected by the recall, more information about the vehicles covered on this recall action, as well as all information needed to perform the mandatory repair free of charge, are available. Please get in touch with our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Helpline at 03-7627 8818 or drop an email at customersupport@baasb.com.my, who will assist to verifying your query.
“Better late than never.” Some despise it, others begrudgingly agree with it but he swears by it… much to the chagrin of everyone around him. That unfortunately stems from all of his project cars not running most of the time, which in turn is testament to his questionable decision-making skills in life. A culmination of many wrongs fortunately making a right; much like his project cars on the rare occasions they run, he’s still trying to figure out if another project car is the way to go.
