EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle Mercedes-Benz “Vito” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1752/19
Summary
The coverings on the seat boxes with an integrated back-up battery may be missing. This will increase the risk of a short circuit or fire in case objects made of electroconductive (e.g. metal) materials are placed in the seat boxes.
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Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Vito · Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0458*08-17, e1*2007/46*0459*06-11, e1*2007/46*0457*09-22; types: 639/4, 639/5, 639/2
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle under Mercedes-Benz recall code: VS2SITZAB (9190165).
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between June 2014 and 2 September 2019.
What is the risk?
- The coverings on the seat boxes with an integrated back-up battery may be missing. This will increase the risk of a short circuit or fire in case objects made of electroconductive (e.g. metal) materials are placed in the seat boxes.
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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