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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 12 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 13 Jun 2008 (week 23, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Brand as notified
MERCEDES-BENZ
Type / model
Vehicle types CL Class – 216 and S Model – 221.
Description
VIN range:216: A 014.397 – 016.596221: A 188.781 – 208.320
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because a damaged dual transistor may have been used in the manufacture of the central control unit for the electronic capture, processing and transmission of signals (Signal Acquisition and Actuation Module – Front (SAM-F)). Further thermal stress, together with humidity, could lead to failure of one or both parts of the transistor, resulting in loss of operation of the centre console lighting or the headlamps, direction indicators, windscreen wipers and steering wheel adjustment.
Measures
  • Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0615/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-23 (XML)
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