Passenger car

Requirements breached

The front passenger occupant detection control unit may have been incorrectly installed and could misclassify a passenger as a child seat. That would cause the front passenger airbag to be deactivated in the event of an accident and would thereby increase the risk of injury for the passenger.

Measures taken

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

Product

Description

Passenger car

Brand

Mercedes-Benz

Model / type

E Class (BR 213): E 200, E 200 4MATIC, E 250, E 300, E 300 4MATIC, E 400 4MATIC, AMG E 43 4MATIC, E 450 AMG SPORT 4MATIC, E 200 d, E 220 d, E 350 BLUETEC, E 350 d, E 350 e Type-approval number:.....

Batch

The vehicles concerned were produced between October 2015 and September 2016.