EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “AMG GT” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00222/21
Summary
The latches of the wheel-hub caps may not be able to withstand the stress while the vehicle is being driven. As a result they could become detached while the vehicle is in motion, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- AMG GT · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1878*06, Types: R1EAMG
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- AMG GT 4-door Coupé (BR 290) series.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 17 May 2018 and 30 April 2020.
- Recall information: https://www.mercedes-benz.de/
What is the risk?
- The latches of the wheel-hub caps may not be able to withstand the stress while the vehicle is being driven. As a result they could become detached while the vehicle is in motion, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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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