EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “C-class, E-class, CLS” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1130/19
Summary
The fixing screws for the turbocharger oil return line and the crankcase breather pipe may have been interchanged. Due to a screw being too long, the pre-tensioning force of the screw connection may be insufficient and oil could leak from the turbocharger oil return line. As a result, oil could come into contact with hot components, increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- C-class, E-class, CLS · Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*50-51, e1*2001/116*0457*41-42, e1*2001/116*0501*39-40, e1*2007/46*1560*12-13, e1*2007/46*1818*03-04; types: 204, 204 K, 212, R1ES, R1ECLS; , model series: 205, 213, 257
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger cars with four-cylinder petrol engines under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 0993021.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 5 December 2018 and 10 January 2019.
What is the risk?
- The fixing screws for the turbocharger oil return line and the crankcase breather pipe may have been interchanged. Due to a screw being too long, the pre-tensioning force of the screw connection may be insufficient and oil could leak from the turbocharger oil return line. As a result, oil could come into contact with hot components, increasing the risk of fire.
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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