EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle Mercedes-Benz “eSprinter, eVito” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00081/21
Summary
Water may ingress into the high voltage battery due to insufficient sealing of the battery casing and possible corrosion.As a result the vehicle may not be able to start, and furthermore, this could lead to increased risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- eSprinter, eVito · e1*2007/46*0457*20 - *22, e1*2007/46*0458*14 - *17, e1*2007/46*1760*02 Types: 639/2, 639/4, KL3A4
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 11 December 2018 and 12 May 2020.
What is the risk?
- Water may ingress into the high voltage battery due to insufficient sealing of the battery casing and possible corrosion.As a result the vehicle may not be able to start, and furthermore, this could lead to increased risk of fire.
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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