EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLE” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00563/21
Summary
The tyre carcass could be damaged. As a result, tyre-pressure loss could occur or the tread could become partially or completely detached. This could increase the risk of accident or injury.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLE · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1885*00 - *09, e1*2007/46*0598*23 - *26, Typew: H1GLE, 166
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Vehicles from model series: W166, W167, fitted with tyres recalled by the manufacturer Continental.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 9 April 2018 and 13 January 2020.
What is the risk?
- The tyre carcass could be damaged. As a result, tyre-pressure loss could occur or the tread could become partially or completely detached. This could increase the risk of accident or injury.
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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