EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLE” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00214/20
Summary
Due to insufficient padding, passengers may not be made aware that the headrest on the third row of seats is not in the correct position. Furthermore, the catch groove on the headrest rod might be missing.As a result, the protective function of the headrest cannot be guaranteed, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLE · Model series: BR 167, Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1885*00, Type: H1GLE
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car equipped with a third row of seats under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 9290003.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 3 July 2018 and 19 June 2019.
What is the risk?
- Due to insufficient padding, passengers may not be made aware that the headrest on the third row of seats is not in the correct position. Furthermore, the catch groove on the headrest rod might be missing.As a result, the protective function of the headrest cannot be guaranteed, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident.
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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