EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLC” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00307/25
Summary
Certain bolt connections in the dashboard area may not be tightened to the correct torque. This can impair the restraining effect of the driver airbag, passenger airbag or knee airbag. In the event of an accident involving airbag deployment, this increases the risk of injury to the vehicle's occupants. Moreover, if the bolting for the 12V electric auxiliary heater connections is affected, the vehicle can catch fire…
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLC · R2CGLC, e1*2018/858*00186*01-*03
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: 23.02.2023 - 19.06.2023
- Recall information: https://www.mercedes-benz.de/passengercars/services/recall.html
What is the risk?
- Certain bolt connections in the dashboard area may not be tightened to the correct torque. This can impair the restraining effect of the driver airbag, passenger airbag or knee airbag. In the event of an accident involving airbag deployment, this increases the risk of injury to the vehicle's occupants. Moreover, if the bolting for the 12V electric auxiliary heater connections is affected, the vehicle can catch fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
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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