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Passenger cars - Mercedes-Benz Vito & Viano

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 7 Aug 2008In the weekly report of 8 Aug 2008 (week 31, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger cars - Mercedes-Benz Vito & Viano
Type / model
clesProduct: Passenger cars - Mercedes-Benz Vito & VianoBrand: Mercedes-BenzType/number of models: Passenger car: type 639, EC type-approval No e9*2001/116*0048 and Lorry: type 639/4, acceptance specification (ABE) No L275
Description
Vehicles were manufactured between 2 and 9 June 2008 in the following vehicle ID number ranges: WDF639****3448731 – WDF639****3453749.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because a plastic component with incorrect material composition was installed on the rear left brake cable and may break. As a result, the vehicle loses its parking brake performance. The break may also occur after the vehicle has been parked and vacated.
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 0828/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-31 (XML)
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