EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “C-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01198/21
Summary
The high-voltage battery might not be correctly screwed to the body of the vehicle in the boot area.As a result, it could become detached in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants of the vehicle.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- C-Class · e1*2001/116*0457*52, Type: 204 K
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- C-class plug-in hybrid vehicles, model series 205.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 1 and 22 December 2020.
What is the risk?
- The high-voltage battery might not be correctly screwed to the body of the vehicle in the boot area.As a result, it could become detached in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants of the vehicle.
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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