EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLE” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0849/18
Summary
The connectors for the transmission oil cooler hoses may not have been correctly moulded. As a consequence, the transmission oil cooler hoses may work loose while the vehicle is being driven, leading to the loss of oil in the transmission and depriving the vehicle of forward propulsion.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLE · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*0598*22; Type: 166
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car with a 4-cylinder diesel engine.
- Production dates: The vehicles concerned were produced between March 2017 and May 2017.
What is the risk?
- The connectors for the transmission oil cooler hoses may not have been correctly moulded. As a consequence, the transmission oil cooler hoses may work loose while the vehicle is being driven, leading to the loss of oil in the transmission and depriving the vehicle of forward propulsion.
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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