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Mercedes-Benz - Faulty spline on univeral joint of steering spindle

Official notice

17 Mar 2017

RecallScope risk estimate:MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Faulty spline on univeral joint of steering spindle. Faulty spline on univeral joint of steering spindle Published 2017-03-17.

What to do now

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the steering spindle.

Units affected

5

Recall number

R-2017-116

Official notice

2017-03-17

The hazard

Faulty spline on univeral joint of steering spindle

How to check if you're affected

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Models

CITARO

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES BENZ BUS CITARO

Units affected

5

Hazard

Faulty spline on univeral joint of steering spindle

Where it was sold

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Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Mercedes benz bus

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-2017-116

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-116

Campaign number

Ti46.10M10379A

Units affected

5

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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