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Mercedes-Benz - Directional control may be affected

Official notice

10 Mar 2010

CriticalDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Directional control may be affected. Directional control may be affected Published 2010-03-10.

What to do now

Recalled vehicles will have the subject control arms checked for weld completeness. The arms will be changed if found to be non compliant.

Units affected

286

Recall number

R-2010-014

Official notice

2010-03-10

The hazard

Directional control may be affected

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

UNIMOG

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED UNIMOG

Units affected

286

Risk / hazard

Directional control may be affected

Where it was sold

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

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

Classification

DVSA recall R-2010-014

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2010-014

Campaign number

U018

Units affected

286

Classification

DVSA recall R-2010-014

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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