Peugeot Expert Vehicles – Side Loading Door Detachment Incidents

Peugeot Expert Vehicles – Side Loading Door Detachment Incidents:

Royal Mail have experienced several side loading doors coming off the rails on the Peugeot Expert vehicles with a number of incidents reported by ASRs to the Health, Safety & Environment Department. These incidents were reported to Royal Mail Group Fleet and subsequently investigated. The cause of the problem was identified as a design fault in the door rails that allows the door rollers to dislocate from the rail.

Manufacturer Peugeot recognised the failures and have initiated a recall to replace the side loading door rails on a range of these vehicles. The recall remedial action work is being carried out by both RM Fleet Workshops and in some cases by Peugeot Dealers.

Due to the possible injury risk to drivers and staff loading/unloading the vans that could occur if the door falls out of its rails, a Technical Services Bulletin (TSB) has been issued and the work will be completed across the fleet before the end of December 2019.

In the range of vehicles some may require top and centre rails replaced and a small range only require the centre rail replaced on both side loading doors on the offside and nearside of the vehicle.

Copy of the ‘Red’ TSB 15/19 is attached along with the repair outline.

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

19LTB446 Peugeot Expert Vehicles – Side Loading Door Detachment Incidents

Outline of the Repair

TSB 15 19 Red Peugeot Expert SLD centre and top side door rails replacement