EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLE” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1440/19
Summary
The functioning of the front passenger airbag may be impaired by extreme vehicle interior temperatures (above 85°C). As a result, there might be a delay in the deployment of the front passenger airbag and/or it might not deploy completely, 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 · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1885*00; type: H1GLE
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 9193001.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 26 June 2018 and 3 December 2018.
What is the risk?
- The functioning of the front passenger airbag may be impaired by extreme vehicle interior temperatures (above 85°C). As a result, there might be a delay in the deployment of the front passenger airbag and/or it might not deploy completely, 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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