EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0948/19
Summary
The welding of the brake pedal plate to the brake pedal lever may not be sufficiently strong. Applying pressure on the left side of the brake pedal might cause the pedal plate to tilt sideways from the pedal lever. This would impair the operation of the brake pedal, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-class · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1829*03 to 05; type: F2A
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 2991075.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 5 November 2018 and 29 March 2019.
What is the risk?
- The welding of the brake pedal plate to the brake pedal lever may not be sufficiently strong. Applying pressure on the left side of the brake pedal might cause the pedal plate to tilt sideways from the pedal lever. This would impair the operation of the brake pedal, increasing the risk of an 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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