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Mercedes-Benz - The ball type tow-bar may not meet the requirements of the fatigue strength

Official notice

30 Oct 2020

MediumDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - The ball type tow-bar may not meet the requirements of the fatigue strength. The ball type tow-bar may not meet the requirements of the fatigue strength Published 2020-10-30.

What to do now

Change of the ball type tow-bar of the affected vehicles.

Units affected

19

Recall number

R-2020-228

Official notice

2020-10-30

The hazard

The ball type tow-bar may not meet the requirements of the fatigue strength

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

CITARO

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES BENZ BUS CITARO

Units affected

19

Risk / hazard

The ball type tow-bar may not meet the requirements of the fatigue strength

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 bus

Phone

Not provided

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

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-228

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-228

Campaign number

31.60M20109A

Units affected

19

Classification

DVSA recall R-2020-228

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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