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Heavy goods vehicle – Mercedes-Benz “Actros, Antos, Arocs”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 17 Mar 2015In the weekly report of 27 Mar 2015 (week 12, 2015)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Heavy goods vehicle
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
Actros, Antos, Arocs
Type / model
Types: 963, 964; EC type-approval: e1*2007/46*0732 e1*2007/46*0737 e1*2007/46*0740
Batch numbers
Vehicles manufactured between 1 September 2011 and 8 January 2014 are affected. (official alert record)
Description
Heavy goods vehicle
Production dates
Vehicles manufactured between 1 September 2011 and 8 January 2014 are affected.
Risk
null A deformed control unit mounting for the trailing axle control unit may be fitted in the vehicles affected. Since the control unit is located in an area exposed to spray, moisture or dirty water may penetrate, which may lead in turn to a short-circuit. This may cause unintentional activation of the trailing axle's steering control, up to the end stop, which may result in loss of control over the vehicle.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Germany
Alert type
Professional

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0400/15
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2015-012 (XML)
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