EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-Class, B-Class, CLA, EQC, GLC” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00069/19
Summary
The four self-locking nuts used to attach the airbag might not have been correctly tightened. As a result, in the event of an accident in which the airbag was deployed, it could become detached from its base plate, failing to provide its restraining effect and increasing the risk of injuries.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-Class, B-Class, CLA, EQC, GLC · Model series: GLC (BR 253), B-class (BR 247), A-class (BR 177), CLA (BR 118) and EQC (BR N293), Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1912*00, e1*2007/46*1829*03-04, e1*2001/116*0480*32, 33, Types: F2CLA, F2A, 204 X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code 9192105.
- Production dates: 19 July 2019 to 27 September 2019
What is the risk?
- The four self-locking nuts used to attach the airbag might not have been correctly tightened. As a result, in the event of an accident in which the airbag was deployed, it could become detached from its base plate, failing to provide its restraining effect and increasing the risk of injuries.
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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