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Mercedes-Benz - Rear seat belt pre-tensioners may fail to restrain occupants as intended

Official notice

24 Oct 2017

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Rear seat belt pre-tensioners may fail to restrain occupants as intended. Rear seat belt pre-tensioners may fail to restrain occupants as intended Published 2017-10-24.

What to do now

Recall the 3400 vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace any potentially affected seatbelts with quality assured units.

Units affected

3,400

Recall number

R-2017-156

Official notice

2017-10-24

The hazard

Rear seat belt pre-tensioners may fail to restrain occupants as intended

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

E-CLASS

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED E-CLASS

Units affected

3,400

Risk / hazard

Rear seat belt pre-tensioners may fail to restrain occupants as intended

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-2017-156

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-156

Campaign number

SRPC1716

Units affected

3,400

Classification

DVSA recall R-2017-156

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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