Passenger car - Mercedes-Benz M class
Mercedes-Benz
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, due to a faulty seal around the rear lamp assembly, water can enter the tailgate control unit, potentially leading to short-circuit and fire.
Measures taken
- Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- The problem affects vehicles built between July 2008 and March 2009, VIN numbers A 371.944 to A 511.386.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0986/09 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2009-29
- Published
- 30 July 2009
- Corrigendum
- Corrigenda Notification 0499/09 from week 14 of 2009 has been permanently removed following clarification on the risk. Notification 0948 /09 from week 27 of 2009 has been removed pending clarification of the risk assessment.
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-15575
Thank you! Your message has been sent.