EU alert · Safety Gate Risk: Other types of alerts Motor vehicles
Passenger car / Light commercial vehicle Mercedes-Benz “Citan” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00099/21
Summary
Moisture may ingress into the wiring harness for the rear-view camera system.As a result, the rear hatch mechanism may open inadvertently, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car / Light commercial vehicle — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Citan · Type-approval numbers: e2*2007/46*0129*13 - *14, e2*2007/46*0129*16 - *22, e2*2007/46*0129*24 - *28, e2*2007/46*0130*13, e2*2007/46*0130*15 - *21, e2*2007/46*0130*24 - *28, Type: X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car / Light commercial vehicle
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 25 February 2015 and 16 November 2020.
What is the risk?
- Moisture may ingress into the wiring harness for the rear-view camera system.As a result, the rear hatch mechanism may open inadvertently, increasing the risk of an 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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