EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Lorry Mercedes-Benz “Atego” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0063/17
Summary
null The engine cable harness may chafe on the battery cable and lead to a short circuit. As a result, the vehicle may catch fire or lose all electrical and/or engine power and make inadvertent movements.
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Product
Lorry — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Atego · EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*1170, *1171, *1172, *1173, *1174, *1175, *1176 type according to EC type-approval: 967PKX2, 967PKX3, 967SZX3, 967KMU2, 967KMU3, 967FWU2, 967FWU3.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Lorry
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 1 January 2013 and 21 December 2016.
What is the risk?
- null The engine cable harness may chafe on the battery cable and lead to a short circuit. As a result, the vehicle may catch fire or lose all electrical and/or engine power and make inadvertent movements.
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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