EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle Mercedes-Benz “Sprinter 906 facelift” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0469/19
Summary
Failure of the glow plug relay may result in an electrical short circuit and in overheating of the component. Overheating can result in smouldering of the relay, increasing the risk of fire.
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Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Sprinter 906 facelift · *0311*, *0312*, *1075*, *1076*, Type Approval Numbers e1*2001/116*0353*, *0354*, *0424*e1*2007/46*0279*, *0280*, *0294*, *0295*, *0296*, *0297*, *0298*, *0299*, *0300*, *0301*, *0304*, *0305*, *0307*, *0308*, *0309*, *0310*,
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger van / Light commercial vehicles with OM651 engine under recall code: SRV1900.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 01 July 2013 and 31 July 2018
What is the risk?
- Failure of the glow plug relay may result in an electrical short circuit and in overheating of the component. Overheating can result in smouldering of the relay, increasing the 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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