EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Lorry Mercedes-Benz “Econic” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0725/17
Summary
null The belt buckle between the middle and passenger seat may has been bent excessively (more than 90°) by the passengers while entering or leaving the car.This can result in breakage of some wires of the steel cable which connects the belt buckle with the chassis. If this is the case, the cable could break in the event of an accident which leads to a higher injury risk, because the restraint function of the belt…
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Product
Lorry — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Econic · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1221*, e1*2007/46*1222*, e1*2007/46*1223*, e1*2007/46*1234*; types: NGE-L64, NGE-L62N, NGE-L42, NGE-L62V
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Lorry
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between October 2013 and 29 March 2017.
What is the risk?
- null The belt buckle between the middle and passenger seat may has been bent excessively (more than 90°) by the passengers while entering or leaving the car.This can result in breakage of some wires of the steel cable which connects the belt buckle with the chassis. If this is the case, the cable could break in the event of an accident which leads to a higher injury risk, because the restraint function of the belt would fail.
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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