EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-Class, GLB” — risk: environment, fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01763/20
Summary
The quantity of oil in the dual-clutch gearbox may be too low or too high.This can result in impaired torque transmission, gearbox failure and potentially increased CO2 emissions.In addition, in extreme driving situations, gearbox oil might leak onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.Moreover, the leaking gearbox oil might come into contact with hot components, increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-Class, GLB · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1829*00-10, e1*2007/46*1909*03-06, Types: F2A, F2B
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model series: BR177, BR247
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 31 January 2018 and 14 February 2020.
- Recall information: http://www.mercedes-benz.de
What is the risk?
- The quantity of oil in the dual-clutch gearbox may be too low or too high.This can result in impaired torque transmission, gearbox failure and potentially increased CO2 emissions.In addition, in extreme driving situations, gearbox oil might leak onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.Moreover, the leaking gearbox oil might come into contact with hot components, increasing the risk of fire.
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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