EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “C-Class, GLC F-Cell” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0685/19
Summary
The sleep mode functionality of the electronic parking brake within the electronic stability programme (ESP) software may be defective. As a result, the brake lights may be permanently activated or the ESP function could be deactivated, increasing the risk of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- C-Class, GLC F-Cell · Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*47-*50, e1*2001/116*0457*38-*41, e1*2001/116*0480*31; types: 204, 204 K, 204 X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 5498904.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between June 2017 and November 2018.
What is the risk?
- The sleep mode functionality of the electronic parking brake within the electronic stability programme (ESP) software may be defective. As a result, the brake lights may be permanently activated or the ESP function could be deactivated, 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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