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Mercedes-benz

Official notice

15 Feb 2019

Last checked

15 Feb 2019

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Mercedes-benz. On certain vehicles, the axle bolts on the front and/or rear axle may not have been correctly assembled. This could cause the bolts to fracture, which could affect vehicle handling and stability, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the axle bolts. Published 2019-02-15.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

68491

Official notice

2019-02-15

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the axle bolts on the front and/or rear axle may not have been correctly assembled. This could cause the bolts to fracture, which could affect vehicle handling and stability, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the axle bolts.

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Recall Numbers

68491

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2015, Make: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model: GL CLASS

Product 2

Year: 2015, Make: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model: ML CLASS

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the axle bolts on the front and/or rear axle may not have been correctly assembled. This could cause the bolts to fracture, which could affect vehicle handling and stability, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the axle bolts.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mercedes-Benz.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

68491

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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