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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz “S-Class”

Serious risk Fire, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 1 Aug 2018In the weekly report of 10 Aug 2018 (week 32, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
S-Class
Type / model
Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0335*32-36, e1*2001/116*0396*18-20; types: 222, 217
Batch numbers
The vehicles in question were manufactured between August 2017 and February 2018. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car.
Production dates
The vehicles in question were manufactured between August 2017 and February 2018.
Risk
On certain vehicles, the nuts to attach the conductor rails inside the fuse box in the boot may not have been installed. This could lead to increased contact resistance between the conductor rails and, as a consequence, cause a fire or failure in the engine functioning, seat belt functions and the dashboard, leading to an increased risk of accident and injury.
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 A12/1153/18
    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-2018-032 (XML)
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