French car firm PSA said today almost all Irish customers will not be affected by a recall of Peugeot’s 107 and Citroen’s C1 models.
Peugeot and Citroen have models that are potentially the same car as the Toyota Aygo which is among eight of the brand’s models being recalled over potentially faulty accelerator pedals.
The Aygo, 107 and C1 models have been developed by the French and Japanese car firms and are built on the same production line at a plant in the Czech Republic as part of a joint venture.
A total of 1.8 million Toyotas in Europe are expected to be involved in one of the largest recalls in recent years.
However, while the Aygo uses an electronically-controlled accelerator pedal that is at the centre of the recall issue, the French brands only used this pedal in models fitted with stability control systems (ESP) or automatic gearboxes.
Only two Citroen C1s sold in Ireland – and none of the 600 Peugeot 107s sold here – are fitted with the accelerator pedal involved. The two Citroen owners are being contacted by the car firm in the coming days.
The recall follows the announcement last week that several thousand Toyota cars sold in Ireland will feature in a recall.
The eight models involved in the recall here are IQ, Aygo, Yaris, Corolla, Auris, Verso, Avensis and Rav4 cars. The recall does not affect 1.4-litre petrol versions of the Corolla or Auris models.
It also follows the announcement by Honda last week that it was recalling 3,000 cars in Ireland over a faulty electric window switch that may overheat and could start a fire.
The recall concerns the previous generation of its Jazz model, specifically cars registered between 2002 and 2009. It’s part of a global recall that involves up to 646,000 cars. It follows the death of two-year-old child in South Africa last year, who was sleeping in the car when it caught fire.
The problem concerns the master switch for the electric windows, located on the driver’s side. The issue was initially spotted by the Irish distributor for the brand 2½ years ago when a faulty switch was replaced in an older Jazz.
Honda Ireland says it is working with the department’s vehicle registration office in Shannon to identify the current owners of the models affected.