EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Car Mercedes-Benz “B-class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0599/16
Summary
null The back screws on the rear seats could be missing on one side. Passengers would therefore not be protected from unsecured luggage in the event of a frontal collision, because the rear seat could be lifted from behind. Furthermore, the required seat belt anchorage may not be guaranteed.
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Product
Car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- B-class · Type approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0470*04-13, e1*2007/46*0751*05-06 Types: 245 G, 246
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between December 2012 and March 2015 and are fitted with the Easy-Vario seat
What is the risk?
- null The back screws on the rear seats could be missing on one side. Passengers would therefore not be protected from unsecured luggage in the event of a frontal collision, because the rear seat could be lifted from behind. Furthermore, the required seat belt anchorage may not be guaranteed.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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