EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLB” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01599/20
Summary
The outer shell of the rear spoiler might not have been welded or may have been only partially welded to the base support. As a result, parts of the rear spoiler may become detached while the vehicle is in motion, posing a risk to the following traffic.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLB · e1*2007/46*1909*03 to *08, Type F2B
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model series: X247.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22 April 2019 and 5 June 2020.
What is the risk?
- The outer shell of the rear spoiler might not have been welded or may have been only partially welded to the base support. As a result, parts of the rear spoiler may become detached while the vehicle is in motion, 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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