EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “AMG GT” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0652/18
Summary
The control device for seat occupant detection may not work correctly. In the event of an accident where the airbags are deployed, this could lead to deployment of the passenger airbag in the presence of a child seat, or non-deployment of the passenger airbag in the presence of a person.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- AMG GT · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0233*09-11 Type: 190
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 10 October 2016 and 14 March 2017.
What is the risk?
- The control device for seat occupant detection may not work correctly. In the event of an accident where the airbags are deployed, this could lead to deployment of the passenger airbag in the presence of a child seat, or non-deployment of the passenger airbag in the presence of a person.
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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