EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “A-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1639/19
Summary
Due to manufacturing according to wrong specifications, there might be inclusions or cracks in the camber strut connection of the right-hand wheel carrier on the rear axle. Consequently, under specific stresses the wheel carrier could break at the camber strut connection, affecting the wheel control and vehicle stability, increasing the risk of accidents.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- A-Class · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1829*05-06 Type: F2A
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz Recall code: 3594015.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 01/04/2019 and 25/04/2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to manufacturing according to wrong specifications, there might be inclusions or cracks in the camber strut connection of the right-hand wheel carrier on the rear axle. Consequently, under specific stresses the wheel carrier could break at the camber strut connection, affecting the wheel control and vehicle stability, increasing the risk of accidents.
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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