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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz “C-Class”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 2 Jun 2021In the weekly report of 4 Jun 2021 (week 22, 2021)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
C-Class
Type / model
e1*2001/116*0457*43 -*48, Type: 204K
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22 and 24 January 2020. (official alert record)
Barcode
4790011
Barcodes listed
4790011 (official alert record)
Description
Model series: BR 205, model with a large fuel tank.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 22 and 24 January 2020.
Risk
The left tank strap may not have been screwed correctly and could become loose, causing the fuel tank to come into contact and become damaged by the drive shaft. This might result in a fuel leak, leading to increased risk of fire and posing a risk to the following traffic.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
4790011
Recall page
https://www.mercedes-benz.de
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00802/21
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2021-22 (XML)
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