Peugeot 508 and 3008: Potential battery fire

28/04/2023

Worldwide, 52,204 Peugeot 508 and 3008, built between 2019 and 2022 will have to return to the workshop. The measure is because a battery fire can occur under certain circumstances.

In the workshop, the control unit of the traction battery is remotely charged with improved battery monitoring software. If the traction battery is found to be non-compliant, it will be replaced. The recall runs under the KBA reference number “012737“, and the internal code is “MEJ“.

Recall details

Make:	Peugeot
Model:	508 and 3008
Year of manufacture:	2019 – 2022
Production:	2019 – 2022
Extent:	52,204
Code:	MEJ

Source: KBA 012737 (Search Rückrufcode: MEJ)

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