EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “E-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1193/18
Summary
The navigation software may be faulty, storing the wrong location of the vehicle. As a result, when the emergency call system (eCall) is used, the location communicated to the emergency centre might not correspond to the actual vehicle location. In such cases, emergency services could not be directed to the vehicle.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- E-Class · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0480*16, e1*2001/16*0480*26; Type: 204 X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Vehicles manufactured between February 2017 and January 2018 are affected.
What is the risk?
- The navigation software may be faulty, storing the wrong location of the vehicle. As a result, when the emergency call system (eCall) is used, the location communicated to the emergency centre might not correspond to the actual vehicle location. In such cases, emergency services could not be directed to 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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