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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz “E-Class”

Serious risk Fire

Published by Safety Gate 5 Jul 2019In the weekly report of 12 Jul 2019 (week 28, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
E-Class
Type / model
Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1666*06, 08; type: R1EC; model series 238
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 15 March and 28 May 2018. (official alert record)
Description
E-Class coupé/cabriolet vehicles with 48V onboard electrical systems under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 5491802.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured between 15 March and 28 May 2018.
Risk
Certain screw connections attaching the wiring harness to the fuse box may not have been fitted correctly. As a result, there could be excessive contact resistance at these connection points, increasing the risk of 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 A12/1035/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-028 (XML)
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