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Lorry manufactured by Daimler AG, Model Mercedes-Benz Atego – Mercedes-Benz

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 21 Feb 2008In the weekly report of 22 Feb 2008 (week 7, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Lorry manufactured by Daimler AG, Model Mercedes-Benz Atego
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Type / model
Vehicle types 970-976.
Description
8 194 vehicles worldwide (approx. 5 360 in Germany and 2 751 in the rest of Europe) manufactured between January 2004 and October 2005 are affected.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because excessively long screws may have been included in the repair kits for securing the wheel flange and brake disc to the hub. As a result of insufficient pretensioning in the hub-brake disc-wheel flange interface, an oscillation fracture of the screws may occur, compromising the securing of the wheel in question.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0228/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-7 (XML)
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