EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-Class, B Class, CLA, GLA” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1035/15
Summary
null Owing to the incorrect installation of fuses, various vehicle functions might fail. These include the passenger presence detector for the passenger seat, the status display for the passenger airbag, the instrument cluster and the windscreen wipers. This could lead to an accident or an increased risk of injury for the passenger in the event of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-Class, B Class, CLA, GLA · Types: 176, 242, 246, 117, 156, 176 AMG, 117 AMG; EC type-approvals: e1*2001/116*0470*07 ff, e1*2007/46*1207*02 ff.
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Vehicles manufactured between 9 September and 7 November 2014 are affected.
What is the risk?
- null Owing to the incorrect installation of fuses, various vehicle functions might fail. These include the passenger presence detector for the passenger seat, the status display for the passenger airbag, the instrument cluster and the windscreen wipers. This could lead to an accident or an increased risk of injury for the passenger in the event of an accident.
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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