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Passenger car (Mercedes-Benz A180) - Repair
Official notice
13 May 2019
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger car (Mercedes-Benz A180) - Repair. Adaptive headlight defect. ■ Defective component: Adaptive headlights. ■ Condition of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Due to an inappropriate control program for the adaptive headlights, under certain conditions the driver may be unable to switch from high beam to low beam using the switching lever. As a result, the headlights may fail to comply with Article 32 of the Safety Regulations (headlight standards). Published 2019-05-13.
What to do now
(Recall) 外-2839
Recall number
外-2839
Official notice
2019-05-13
The hazard
The hazard
Adaptive headlight defect. ■ Defective component: Adaptive headlights. ■ Condition of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards, and its cause: Due to an inappropriate control program for the adaptive headlights, under certain conditions the driver may be unable to switch from high beam to low beam using the switching lever. As a result, the headlights may fail to comply with Article 32 of the Safety Regulations (headlight standards).
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Brand: Mercedes-Benz. Contact: メルセデス・ベンツ日本株式会社.
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