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Mercedes-Benz - Steering knuckle incorrectly manufactured

Official notice

20 Oct 2017

Last checked

20 Oct 2017

Medium riskDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - Steering knuckle incorrectly manufactured. Steering knuckle incorrectly manufactured Published 2017-10-20.

What to do now

On affected vehicles check the knuckle and replace where necessary.

Units affected

1,878

Recall number

R-2017-252

Official notice

2017-10-20

The hazard

Steering knuckle incorrectly manufactured

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

SMART FORTWO

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD SMART FORTWO

Units affected

1,878

Risk / hazard

Steering knuckle incorrectly manufactured

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-2017-252

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2017-252

Campaign number

SRS1701

Units affected

1,878

Classification

DVSA recall R-2017-252

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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