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Citroën tells C3 and DS3 owners to stop driving after latest airbag death

A mechanic removes an airbag module made by the Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata from a car, in a garage in Mulhouse, eastern France, on 19 February 2025. AFP - SEBASTIEN BOZON

French carmaker Citroën has told drivers to immediately stop using C3 and DS3 cars across Europe after a second person in mainland France was killed by a faulty Takata airbag.

On Tuesday, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot called for the immediate immobilisation of all C3 and DS3 models with Takata airbags still in circulation. He said the company’s response had been “unacceptable and scandalous” and had “not matched the scale of the risk”.

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