EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLE, M-Klasse, R-Klasse” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0083/17
Summary
null The axle screws on the front/rear axle may not have been correctly secured which could lead to an overload on the remaining screw connections on the axle concerned. This overload may result in the rupture of the screws and under certain conditions, in loss of control over the vehicle.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLE, M-Klasse, R-Klasse · EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*0598*13ff, e1*2001/116*0341*17ff, e1*2007/46*0826*07ff type according to EC type-approval: 166, 166 AMG, 251
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured between September 2014 and March 2015.
What is the risk?
- null The axle screws on the front/rear axle may not have been correctly secured which could lead to an overload on the remaining screw connections on the axle concerned. This overload may result in the rupture of the screws and under certain conditions, in loss of control over the vehicle.
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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