Lorry

Requirements breached

When driving, the rotation of the drive shaft may lead to thermal stress on the universal joint bearing pin. As a result, the mounting bush or journal cross may come loose. Moreover, the drive shaft weld could fail. A complete failure of the weld would break the drive shaft and consequently damage or destroy air hoses, cables, etc. In both cases parts may drop into traffic.

Measures taken

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

Product

Description

Lorry

Brand

Mercedes-Benz

Model / type

EC type-approvals: e1*2007/46*0774, e1*2007/46*0775 Types: 930.24, 934.24.

Batch

The vehicles concerned were produced between 3 December 2014 and 29 April 2016.