EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “E Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0334/17
Summary
null The front passenger occupant detection control unit may have been incorrectly installed and could misclassify a passenger as a child seat. That would cause the front passenger airbag to be deactivated in the event of an accident and would thereby increase the risk of injury for the passenger.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- E Class · E Class (BR 213): E 200, E 200 4MATIC, E 250, E 300, E 300 4MATIC, E 400 4MATIC, AMG E 43 4MATIC, E 450 AMG SPORT 4MATIC, E 200 d, E 220 d, E 350 BLUETEC, E 350 d, E 350 e Type-approval number:.....
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were produced between October 2015 and September 2016.
What is the risk?
- null The front passenger occupant detection control unit may have been incorrectly installed and could misclassify a passenger as a child seat. That would cause the front passenger airbag to be deactivated in the event of an accident and would thereby increase the risk of injury for the passenger.
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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