Overview
- The action, filed in Paris on behalf of about 150 Citroën and Opel owners, seeks compensation for recall delays and alleged organizational failures.
- CLCV asks courts to recognize material losses and a minimum €1,000 anxiety-related harm per owner, with an extra €500 in aggravating circumstances.
- The Transport Ministry reports 20 deaths and 25 injuries in France linked to defective Takata inflators, with the vast majority of fatalities in overseas territories.
- Stellantis says 70% of its affected French fleet has been treated, including 90% of C3 and DS3 models, and it is mobilizing its network to reach remaining drivers.
- Criminal investigations continue, including an involuntary-homicide inquiry in New Caledonia and wider judicial probes involving multiple manufacturers.