EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “G-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1721/12
Summary
null The spot welding between the serrated strip and the airbag cover in the instrument panel support plate may not have been carried out correctly. This may lead to an unpredictable deployment of the airbag and the airbag cover in case of accident, leading to a higher risk of injury.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- G-Class · Type: 463,EC type approval No: e1*96/79*0064*
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: Vehicles built between 09/2010 - 04/2011.
What is the risk?
- null The spot welding between the serrated strip and the airbag cover in the instrument panel support plate may not have been carried out correctly. This may lead to an unpredictable deployment of the airbag and the airbag cover in case of accident, leading to a higher risk of injury.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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