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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz “X-Class”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 22 Mar 2019In the weekly report of 29 Mar 2019 (week 13, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
X-Class
Type / model
Type-approval number: e9*2007/46*6531; Type: 4701
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 24/04/2017 and 19/12/2018. (official alert record)
Description
Pick-up truck under Mercedes-Benz recall code: VS4AHKTORQ.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 24/04/2017 and 19/12/2018.
Risk
Inadequate instructions for retrofitting a tow hitch could lead to the fastening screws on the cross bar being damaged. As a consequence, the screw connection could fail and the tow hitch may detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of an 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 A12/0523/19
    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-2019-013 (XML)
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