EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle Mercedes-Benz “V-Class, Vito” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1810/19
Summary
The user's instruction manual might correspond to a different series and be incorrect or incomplete (in example, missing description of the Active Break Assist or absent warning against installation of rear-facing child seats in the front passenger seat). Consequently, the user could misuse the vehicle, which could lead the Active Break Assist to be incorrectly triggered or a rear-facing child seat to be installed…
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Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- V-Class, Vito · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*0457*19, *21, e1*2007/46*0458*14 Type: 639.2, 639.4
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle under Mercedes-Benz recall code: VS2BAFV (5891163).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 16 January 2019 and 13 May 2019.
What is the risk?
- The user's instruction manual might correspond to a different series and be incorrect or incomplete (in example, missing description of the Active Break Assist or absent warning against installation of rear-facing child seats in the front passenger seat). Consequently, the user could misuse the vehicle, which could lead the Active Break Assist to be incorrectly triggered or a rear-facing child seat to be installed in the front seat, increasing the risk of injuries.
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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