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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 2 Oct 2008In the weekly report of 3 Oct 2008 (week 39, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Type / model
Types 164, 168,169, 171, 203, 204, 209, 211, 215, 216, 219, 220, 221, 230, 245, 251, 451, 463
Description
Car manufactured by Daimler AG. The vehicles in question were built between 2003 and 2008, and passed through the workshop during the periods from 15 to 17 April 2008 and from 5 to 10 June 2008.
Risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because some affected vehicles have incorrect software calibration number (SCN) codes. Incorrect SCN coding could affect control of the engine cut-off, in the event of a crash, the onboard diagnosis interface and the fuel and speed indicators.
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 1080/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-39 (XML)
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