EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLE, GLS” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1519/17
Summary
null There may be superfluous insulation material in the lower area of the windscreen which could damage the adhesion of the windscreen. As a result, in the event of a frontal collision, the passenger airbag would not be supported by the windscreen as intended, undermining the performance of the airbag and increasing the risk of injury for the passenger.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLE, GLS · EC type approvals: e1*2007/46*0598*19-20, e1*2007/46*0826*09 Types: 166, 166 AMG
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between May 2016 and August 2016.
What is the risk?
- null There may be superfluous insulation material in the lower area of the windscreen which could damage the adhesion of the windscreen. As a result, in the event of a frontal collision, the passenger airbag would not be supported by the windscreen as intended, undermining the performance of the airbag and increasing the risk of injury for the passenger.
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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