EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “S-Class” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0096/18
Summary
In the event of a crash, the disconnection of the power supply by the pyrofuse prevents the automatic unlocking of the doors and the operation of other safety features. This could increase the risk of injury for the occupants.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- S-Class · Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0335*32-*35; Type: 221
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 16 January 2017 and 17 July 2017.
- Recall information: http://keine Angabe
What is the risk?
- In the event of a crash, the disconnection of the power supply by the pyrofuse prevents the automatic unlocking of the doors and the operation of other safety features. This could increase the risk of injury for the occupants.
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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