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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz “C-class, E-class and CLS”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 11 Feb 2019In the weekly report of 15 Feb 2019 (week 7, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
C-class, E-class and CLS
Type / model
EC- type approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431, *0457, *0501, *0464, *0463, e1*2007/46*1666*08, e1*2007/46*1560 Types: 204, 204 K, 212, R1ES, 204 AMG, 204 K AMG, R1EC CLS: BR 205, 213, 238, 257
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 25 January 2014 and 20 August 2018. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz's recall code 4693004.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 25 January 2014 and 20 August 2018.
Risk
In vehicles with rear-wheel drive, a lock nut in the steering gear may be cracked. Consequently, when the steering is placed under high forces it could break, which would block the steering gear and increase the risk of accident.
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 A12/0296/19
    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-2019-007 (XML)
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