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Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz “C-Class, GLC”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 17 Oct 2019In the weekly report of 25 Oct 2019 (week 43, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 4 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Mercedes-Benz (612 alerts)
Name
C-Class, GLC
Type / model
Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0457*39-40, e1*2001/116*0480*28; types: 204 K, 204 X; model series: 205, 253
Batch numbers
The affected vehicles were produced between 20 and 30 August 2018. (official alert record)
Description
Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz recall code: 3191018.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were produced between 20 and 30 August 2018.
Risk
The bolts which connect the cross-member of the trailer coupling device (towbar) to the vehicle may not have been tightened with the correct torque. As a result, the cross-member and the trailer could be completely detached from the vehicle, endangering the following traffic and 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 A12/1554/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-043 (XML)
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