EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “AMG GT” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0940/19
Summary
The software for the side radar sensors for the PRE-SAFE impulse side function may be faulty. As a result, the PRE-SAFE impulse side function would fail to activate, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a side collision.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- AMG GT · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1878*00 to 04; type: R1EAMG
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 5490313.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 6 August 2018 and 22 February 2019.
What is the risk?
- The software for the side radar sensors for the PRE-SAFE impulse side function may be faulty. As a result, the PRE-SAFE impulse side function would fail to activate, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a side collision.
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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