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Van – Mercedes-Benz “V-class, Vito”

Serious risk Asphyxiation, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 2 Mar 2016In the weekly report of 11 Mar 2016 (week 10, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Van
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
V-class, Vito
Type / model
Type: 447; EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*0457*, e1*2007/46*0458*, e1*2007/46*0459*
Batch numbers
Vehicles manufactured in 2014 and 2015 are affected. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car
Production dates
Vehicles manufactured in 2014 and 2015 are affected.
Risk
null A cut-out in the vehicle floor may be missing meaning that the tail pipe of the warm-air auxiliary heating has not been fitted correctly. Exhaust gases from the auxiliary heating may consequently not be evacuated correctly and might to some extent penetrate the vehicle interior leading to a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning of the passengers. There is also a risk of the underbody panelling catching fire.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0283/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-010 (XML)
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