EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “AMG C 63, AMG C 63 S” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00481/20
Summary
The level sensors of the vibration damper software may not have been installed in the correct direction which can cause the headlamp levelling to be outside the tolerance limits. If the vehicle is used with the maximum number of passengers, this will result in the oncoming traffic being affected by glare.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- AMG C 63, AMG C 63 S · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0431*38, Type: 204
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- C-Class AMG Coupé/Cabriolet vehicles (BR 205) under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 3295024.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 13 November 2015 and 27 January 2016
What is the risk?
- The level sensors of the vibration damper software may not have been installed in the correct direction which can cause the headlamp levelling to be outside the tolerance limits. If the vehicle is used with the maximum number of passengers, this will result in the oncoming traffic being affected by glare.
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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