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Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-Class, B-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. INFO/00101/21
Summary
The air-conditioning system's condensed-water drainage hose may be blocked, which may cause water to enter into the vehicle's interior. Consequently, any electrical components installed there could be corroded and/or subjected to short circuits or leakage currents. As a result, the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) control unit could stop working, the vehicle may fail to start, the engine emergency run could be…
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-Class, B-Class · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1829*06-08, e1*2007/46*1909*02-04, Types: F2A, F2B
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model series: W177, W247
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 26 August and 10 October 2019.
- Recall information: http://www.mercedes-benz.de
What is the risk?
- The air-conditioning system's condensed-water drainage hose may be blocked, which may cause water to enter into the vehicle's interior. Consequently, any electrical components installed there could be corroded and/or subjected to short circuits or leakage currents. As a result, the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) control unit could stop working, the vehicle may fail to start, the engine emergency run could be activated while the vehicle is in motion, and the functioning of other components (e.g. the fuel pump, automatic/manual emergency call) could be adversely affected. This would increase the risk of injury and 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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