A recall does not mean your car is affected. Check the market, build date and VIN with the manufacturer.
- Engine / equipment
- Motor Control Unit (MCU) inverter: Citroën C5 Aircross (II)
- Period mentioned
- Built on 20/3/2026 (only the VINs in the recall)
- Symptoms
- Gearbox malfunctions. In the worst case, overheating or fire from an internal short circuit.
- Possible cause described
- The Motor Control Unit (MCU) inverter may have a manufacturing deviation that causes gearbox malfunctions and a risk of an internal electrical short circuit, with overheating or fire. It is UK recall R/2026/162 (Citroën GZ3, April 2026); in the UK it covers a single car, built on 20/3/2026. The record does not say which version (hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric) has that inverter.
- Check for the garage
- Ask a Citroën dealer, with the VIN, whether your car has recall GZ3 outstanding: they replace the inverter free of charge. If you smell burning, see smoke or get gearbox warnings, stop somewhere safe, switch the car off and get out.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; check whether the free recall remedy remains outstanding for the VIN.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.