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Mercedes-Benz - Brakes may overheat creating a risk of smoke and or fire

Official notice

14 Jun 2017

RecallScope risk estimate:CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Brakes may overheat creating a risk of smoke and or fire. Brakes may overheat creating a risk of smoke and/or fire Published 2017-06-14.

What to do now

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and update the software for the esp.

Units affected

6,460

Recall number

R-2017-157

Official notice

2017-06-14

The hazard

Brakes may overheat creating a risk of smoke and/or fire

How to check if you're affected

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Models

SLC

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED SLC

Units affected

6,460

Hazard

Brakes may overheat creating a risk of smoke and/or fire

Where it was sold

Retailer information is not currently available in RecallScope. Check the official notice for distribution details.

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Mercedes benz uk limited

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mercedes-Benz. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Official classification

DVSA recall R-2017-157

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-157

Campaign number

SRPC1715

Units affected

6,460

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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