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Mercedes-Benz - Arocs, Zetros

Official notice

14 May 2021

Last checked

14 May 2021

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Arocs, Zetros. Due to a malfunction of the neutral gear position, the vehicle may start to move, even when the parking brake is applied and the gear is in neutral. This may even occur after the driver has left the cab. Published 2021-05-14.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/00630/21

Official notice

2021-05-14

The hazard

Due to a malfunction of the neutral gear position, the vehicle may start to move, even when the parking brake is applied and the gear is in neutral. This may even occur after the driver has left the cab.

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Affected products

Product 1

Lorry

Product 2

Arocs, Zetros

Risk / hazard

Due to a malfunction of the neutral gear position, the vehicle may start to move, even when the parking brake is applied and the gear is in neutral. This may even occur after the driver has left the cab.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mercedes-Benz.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/00630/21

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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