EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “ML-, GL-, GLE-class” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0285/16
Summary
null The fuel delivery module may not be fuel tight, as a result of which fuel might leak out during travel or if the vehicle is parked at an angle, depending on how full the tank is. A risk of fire caused by an external ignition source may consequently arise.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- ML-, GL-, GLE-class · Type: 166, 292; EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*0598*10 16, e1*2007/46*0826*04-07
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: Vehicles manufactured in 2014 and 2015 are affected.
What is the risk?
- null The fuel delivery module may not be fuel tight, as a result of which fuel might leak out during travel or if the vehicle is parked at an angle, depending on how full the tank is. A risk of fire caused by an external ignition source may consequently arise.
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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