EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLE” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1605/19
Summary
The welding of the fuel filler neck to the fuel container may not have been performed according to specifications. In such cases, fuel may leak through the welding, posing a risk to the following traffic and increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLE · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1885*00-04; type: H1GLE; model series 167
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 4790009.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 12 April 2019 and 29 June 2019.
What is the risk?
- The welding of the fuel filler neck to the fuel container may not have been performed according to specifications. In such cases, fuel may leak through the welding, posing a risk to the following traffic and increasing the risk of fire.
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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