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A12/1375/1913 September 2019

Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle

Mercedes-Benz · V-Klasse, Vito

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Country of origin: Germany
Notifying country: Germany
Counterfeit: No

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What is the danger

Due to incorrectly fitted brake pipes, brake fluid may leak out.

Requirements breached

This can result in increased stopping distance and to increased risk of fire due to brake fluid getting into contact with hot components.

Measures taken

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

Product

Description: Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle under Mercedes-Benz recall code: VS2BREMVAR.
Brand: Mercedes-Benz
Model / type: Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*0457*21, e1*2007/46*0458*14; types: 639/2, 639/4
Batch: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 28 November 2018 and 6 May 2019.

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1375/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-038
Published: 13 September 2019

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/384182

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