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Mercedes-Benz - Right side of front seat backrests may not lock into place

Official notice

30 Jul 2018

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An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Right side of front seat backrests may not lock into place. Right side of front seat backrests may not lock into place Published 2018-07-30.

What to do now

As a precautionary measure the lock of the seat backrest on affected vehicles will be check for operation. Where necessary the backrest will be replaced.

Units affected

21,366

Recall number

R-2018-146

Official notice

2018-07-30

The hazard

Right side of front seat backrests may not lock into place

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

C-CLASS

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD C-CLASS

Units affected

21,366

Risk / hazard

Right side of front seat backrests may not lock into place

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 cars uk ltd

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-146

App estimate

low

Recall details

Recall number

R-2018-146

Campaign number

SRPC1817

Units affected

21,366

Classification

DVSA recall R-2018-146

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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