EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “CLS Class, AMG GT Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0783/19
Summary
The riveting of the front seat belt housing covers may be inadequate under low temperatures (below -17.5°C). In the event of an accident, the rivets could fail and release the housing cover. This can result in a loss of the seat belt’s restraining effect, increasing the risk of injury.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- CLS Class, AMG GT Class · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1818*00; type: R1ECLS;
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 9190331, 9190332, 9190333.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between July 2017 and March 2018.
What is the risk?
- The riveting of the front seat belt housing covers may be inadequate under low temperatures (below -17.5°C). In the event of an accident, the rivets could fail and release the housing cover. This can result in a loss of the seat belt’s restraining effect, increasing the risk of injury.
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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