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A12/0604/17

Lorry/tractor unit

Mercedes-Benz · Unimog

Motor vehiclesFireInjuries
Country of origin
Germany
Notifying country
Germany
Counterfeit
No
Professional product
Yes
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Requirements breached

An incorrectly placed battery cable can cause a short circuit and then lead to the failure of the vehicle electrics and cause a fire.

Measures taken

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

Product

Description
Lorry/tractor unit
Brand
Mercedes-Benz
Model / type
EC type approvals: e1*2007/46*1327*04, e1*2007/46*1383*04, Types: UHE-53, UHE-452
Batch
The vehicles in question were manufactured between May 2014 and 7 February 2017.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
A12/0604/17 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2017-019
Published
2 May 2017
Corrigendum
A11/0026/17 has been temporarily withdrawn from report n° 9/2017 of 3/3/17 at the request of the national authority while further investigation is ongoing to determine the risk of the product. A11/0125/16 published in report n° 8/2017 of 24/2/17 has been updated at the request of the national authority with relevant information on the product identification and on the measures taken. A12/0544/17 published in report n° 17/2017 of 28/4/17 has been updated at the request of the national authority with new information concerning the production dates of the vehicles affected. A12/0472/17 published in report n° 15/2017 of 14/4/17 has been updated at the request of the national authority to indicate the batch number of the products affected.

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