EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Lorry Mercedes-Benz “Actros, Arocs, Atego, Axor” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1219/17
Summary
null The crimping of the brake hoses on the steered front axles, the steered leading and trailing axles can come loose. This could cause the braking action of the service brake, depending on the steered axle affected, to partially fail. If it fails on one side, the vehicle will yaw to the side when braking. In vehicles fitted with a front axle parking brake, the front wheel could also be blocked by the parking…
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Lorry — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Actros, Arocs, Atego, Axor · Type approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0682, e1*2007/46*0726, e1*2007/46*0727, e1*2007/46*0729, e1*2007/46*0731, e1*2007/46*0732, e1*2007/46*0733, e1*2007/46*0734, e1*2007/46*0735, e1*2007/46*0736, e1.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Lorry
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were manufactured between 13 July 2017 and 31 July 2017.
What is the risk?
- null The crimping of the brake hoses on the steered front axles, the steered leading and trailing axles can come loose. This could cause the braking action of the service brake, depending on the steered axle affected, to partially fail. If it fails on one side, the vehicle will yaw to the side when braking. In vehicles fitted with a front axle parking brake, the front wheel could also be blocked by the parking brake. This could increase the risk of accidents.
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: 15/08/2017
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗