EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes- Benz “EQC” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00004/19
Summary
The bolt of the front-axle differential gear may not meet the durability specification and could break. As a result, fragments of the bolt could block the differential gear and hence the front wheels. This could affect the control over the vehicle and increase the risk of an accident. In addition, the gear casing could be damaged and oil could leak onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes- Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes- Benz
- Name / model
- EQC · Model Series (BR): 293, Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0480*31-35, Type: 204X
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 0894001.
- Production dates: 11 February 2019 to 8 October 2019
What is the risk?
- The bolt of the front-axle differential gear may not meet the durability specification and could break. As a result, fragments of the bolt could block the differential gear and hence the front wheels. This could affect the control over the vehicle and increase the risk of an accident. In addition, the gear casing could be damaged and oil could leak onto the road, posing a risk to 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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