EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Lorry Mercedes-Benz “Actros 963, Antos 963, Arocs 964” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1435/18
Summary
The outer section of the front cab air deflector may become detached from the inner section or from the vehicle. In the worst case, the outer section may fall off increasing the risk of accident.
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Product
Lorry — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Actros 963, Antos 963, Arocs 964 · Type-approval No. e1*2007/46*0726-043Type:963-0-A; 963-0-B; 963-0-C; 963-0-D; 963-0-F; 963-2-A; 963-2-B; 963-2-E; 963-2-F; 963-4-A; 963-4-B; 963-4-C; 963-4-D; 963-4-E; 963-4-F; 963-7-E; 963-8-G; 96
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Lorry
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were manufactured between 2017 and 2018.
What is the risk?
- The outer section of the front cab air deflector may become detached from the inner section or from the vehicle. In the worst case, the outer section may fall off increasing the risk of accident.
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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