EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Van Mercedes-Benz “Sprinter” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0853/18
Summary
There are missing welding points on the front side wall. This may increase the risk of injury to the occupants of the vehicle in the event of an accident.
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Product
Van — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Sprinter · Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0353, 0354, 0424, e1*2007/46*0279*, 0280, 0294 - 0301, 0304, 0305, 0307 - 0312, 0566 types: see section 8
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Van
- Production dates: The vehicles affected were produced between 11/09/2017 and 11/10/2017.
What is the risk?
- There are missing welding points on the front side wall. This may increase the risk of injury to the occupants of the vehicle in the event of an accident.
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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