EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “EQC” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01009/21
Summary
The housing of the high voltage battery may corrode due to inadequate corrosion protection.As a result, moisture could penetrate the battery and cause an isolation failure, leading to increased risk of fire. In addition, it may be impossible to restart the vehicle once the engine has been switched off.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- EQC · e1*2001/116*0480*31-35, Type: 204 X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model series: BR 293.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22 February and 28 November 2019.
What is the risk?
- The housing of the high voltage battery may corrode due to inadequate corrosion protection.As a result, moisture could penetrate the battery and cause an isolation failure, leading to increased risk of fire. In addition, it may be impossible to restart the vehicle once the engine has been switched off.
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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