EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “AMG C-Class, AMG GLS, AMG GT” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01178/20
Summary
The ESP control unit software does not comply with the specifications and may not be able to adapt to the type of brakes installed. This can cause the ESP system to be unable to respond as intended to a possible drift of the yaw rate sensor or to a failure of the brake vacuum supply. As a result, the ESP intervention may be inappropriate to the driving situation, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- AMG C-Class, AMG GLS, AMG GT · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0431*47 to *55, e1*2001/116*0480*26 to *35, e1*2007/46*1878*00 to *07, Type: 204, 204 X, R1EAMG
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model series: Mercedes-AMG C-class (BR 205), GLC (BR 253), AMG GT (BR 290).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 24 April 2018 and 6 November 2019.
What is the risk?
- The ESP control unit software does not comply with the specifications and may not be able to adapt to the type of brakes installed. This can cause the ESP system to be unable to respond as intended to a possible drift of the yaw rate sensor or to a failure of the brake vacuum supply. As a result, the ESP intervention may be inappropriate to the driving situation, 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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