EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-Class, B-Class, CLA” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00346/20
Summary
The occupant classification system for the front passenger seat may not be calibrated in accordance with the specifications. Consequently, an installed child seat may be identified as a person or a small, light person as a child seat. As a result, the passenger airbag could be activated despite the presence of a child seat or the passenger airbag could fail to activate despite the presence of a person on the…
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-Class, B-Class, CLA · Model series: BR 176, BR 246, BR 117, Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0470*15-*18, Type: 245 G
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 9190204.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 28 August 2014 and 2 November 2017.
What is the risk?
- The occupant classification system for the front passenger seat may not be calibrated in accordance with the specifications. Consequently, an installed child seat may be identified as a person or a small, light person as a child seat. As a result, the passenger airbag could be activated despite the presence of a child seat or the passenger airbag could fail to activate despite the presence of a person on the passenger seat, 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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