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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz “S-Class”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 23 Jun 2020In the weekly report of 26 Jun 2020 (week 26, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
S-Class
Type / model
  • Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0335*
  • Type: 221
(official alert record)
Type / model as notified
Type-approval number: e1*2001/116*0335*, Type: 221
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 8 March 2017 and 3 May 2019. (official alert record)
Barcode
1892005
Barcodes listed
1892005 (official alert record)
Description
S-Class model series (BR 222) and S-Class Coupé/Cabriolet model series (BR 217) vehicles with 4.0 l 8 cylinder petrol engines.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 8 March 2017 and 3 May 2019.
Risk
The material used in two closure plugs on the engine might not be able to withstand the maximum load under dynamic driving conditions, allowing up to 9 liters of engine oil to escape around the plugs. Consequently, the escaped oil could leak onto the road, posing a risk to the following traffic.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Company recall code
1892005
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00923/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-26 (XML)
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