EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “SL 350, SL 500, SL 63 AMG, SL 65 AMG” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1809/12
Summary
null In the case of a frontal collision, causing a rupture of the refrigerant pipe or other leaks in the air conditioner, the cooling agent may catch fire in the motor compartment.
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- SL 350, SL 500, SL 63 AMG, SL 65 AMG · Type: 231EC type approvals: e1*2007/46*0803*00, e1*2007/46*0937*00
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger car
- Production dates: The vehicles in question were manufactured in the period 4 March 2011 to 31 May 2012.
What is the risk?
- null In the case of a frontal collision, causing a rupture of the refrigerant pipe or other leaks in the air conditioner, the cooling agent may catch fire in the motor compartment.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory 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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