Passenger car - Air-conditioning unit in Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
DAIMLER
Motor vehiclesFire
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of fire because in vehicles with rear air-conditioning units, there is a risk of a short circuit and consequently of a localised cable fire in the rear interior lighting. Incidents have been reported.
Measures taken
- Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Vehicles with rear air-conditioning units are affected, all manufactured between 2006 and 2007.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0576/08 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2008-21
- Published
- 29 May 2008
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum: Notification 1269/07 from week 48 in 2007 has been removed (the product complies with the relevant European safety requirements). Notifications 0494/08 and 0495/08 from week 18 in 2008 have been amended (product brand).
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