EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Van Sprinter Mercedes-Benz — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0433/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries as the two-person front passenger seat may not be securely fixed to the seat frame because of the use of incorrectly sized rivets. In the event of a frontal collision, there could be a greater risk of injury as a result of the seat breaking away from the frame.
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Product
Van Sprinter — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- Type: 906, Number of the type approval: L763, L764, L765, L766 FIN-End number: S 529050-S 530759
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Vehicles produced between 29.11.2010 and 07.12.2010.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries as the two-person front passenger seat may not be securely fixed to the seat frame because of the use of incorrectly sized rivets. In the event of a frontal collision, there could be a greater risk of injury as a result of the seat breaking away from the frame.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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