EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “ML-Class, GLE-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0858/16
Summary
null In the event of a car crash involving strong forces the end mount of the rear right seat belt may fail because of incorrectly fixed bolts. This would increase the potential risk of injury to passengers.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- ML-Class, GLE-Class · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0826*07, e1*2007/46*0598*16-18 Type: 166
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car.
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were manufactured between April and August 2015.
What is the risk?
- null In the event of a car crash involving strong forces the end mount of the rear right seat belt may fail because of incorrectly fixed bolts. This would increase the potential risk of injury to passengers.
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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