EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “C-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1372/18
Summary
The decorative strips on the rear waist finisher have not been glued on correctly. As a consequence they can detach, fall into the road, increasing the risk of accident of the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- C-Class · Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*39-45, e1*2001/116*0464*20-22; types: 205, 205 AMG
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between January 2016 and November 2017.
What is the risk?
- The decorative strips on the rear waist finisher have not been glued on correctly. As a consequence they can detach, fall into the road, increasing the risk of accident of the following traffic.
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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