EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car / Light commercial vehicle Mercedes-Benz “Citan” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1388/19
Summary
The ventilation system of the crankcase might be blocked due to a manufacturing error. Consequently, oil may leak on hot components, increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car / Light commercial vehicle — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Citan · Type-approval numbers: e2*2007/46*0130*21; type: X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car / Light commercial vehicle under Mercedes-Benz recall code: C1VENTDEC (0193059).
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 18.4.2019 and 22.5.2019.
What is the risk?
- The ventilation system of the crankcase might be blocked due to a manufacturing error. Consequently, oil may leak on hot components, increasing the risk of fire.
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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