Overview
- Stellantis launched a voluntary safety recall covering about 700,000 cars worldwide, including roughly 80,000 in Germany, after the KBA in Flensburg posted notices for multiple brands.
- The company says a tight gap between a gasoline particulate filter pipe and the belt-driven starter generator can let water in, trigger an electrical arc, and overheat parts in the engine bay.
- The issue affects 2023–2026 models with the 1.2-liter PureTech mild-hybrid petrol engine rated at 74 or 100 kW used across Opel/Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroën, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, and Jeep.
- Owners are being contacted to book a dealer visit for a free fix that takes about 30 minutes, and the KBA is overseeing the campaign.
- Reporters link the move to a broader wave of recalls in Europe, pointing to recent BMW and earlier Stellantis campaigns as signs of mounting quality pressure on newer engine designs.