EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-, B-, C-, CLA-, CLS-, E-, GLA-, ML-, S-, SLK-class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/2167/14
Summary
null The gasket seal for the engine's chain tensioner may display incorrect settling behaviour. Over time, this may result in the chain tensioner detaching from the threaded hole on the cylinder head and the leakage of engine oil. The loss of large amounts of engine oil may contaminate the road, leading to a possible hazard for traffic following behind.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-, B-, C-, CLA-, CLS-, E-, GLA-, ML-, S-, SLK-class · EC type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1007* e1*2001/116*0470* e1*2001/116*0470* e1*2007/46*0598* e1*2007/46*0548* e1*2007/46*0928* e1*2001/116*0470* e1*2007/46*0928* e1*2001/116*0470* e1*2001/116*0....., Type: BR 176, BR 246, BR 204, BR 205, BR 11
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Vehicles produced between 24.06.08 - 10.12.14 are affected.
- Production dates: Vehicles produced between February and November 2014 are affected.
What is the risk?
- null The gasket seal for the engine's chain tensioner may display incorrect settling behaviour. Over time, this may result in the chain tensioner detaching from the threaded hole on the cylinder head and the leakage of engine oil. The loss of large amounts of engine oil may contaminate the road, leading to a possible hazard for traffic following behind.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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