Passenger car

Requirements breached

It is possible that the control unit for the seat heating was not fitted properly to the seat frame in the vehicles affected. This might lead to interference between that control unit and the passenger presence detector, as a result of which a child seat might be incorrectly identified as an adult and the front passenger airbag thereby activated. Alternatively, an adult might be identified as a child seat and the passenger airbag thereby deactivated. As a result, in the event of an accident where the airbags are deployed, there might be an increased risk of injury for the passenger.

Measures taken

1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description

Passenger car.

Brand

Mercedes-Benz

Model / type

Type: 205; EC type-approval: e1*2001/116*0431*29

Batch

Vehicles manufactured between 2 August 2013 and 22 April 2014 are affected.