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Mercedes-Benz - The embossed lock symbol at the operating lever of the child safety lock at the rear doors may indicate wrong locking status

Official notice

3 Aug 2020

RecallScope risk estimate:LowDVSA

An official DVSA notice concerns Mercedes-Benz - The embossed lock symbol at the operating lever of the child safety lock at the rear doors may indicate wrong locking status. The embossed lock symbol at the operating lever of the child safety lock at the rear doors may indicate wrong locking status Published 2020-08-03.

What to do now

Cover the incorrectly embossed lock symbol in the rear doors with the correct labelling.

Units affected

910

Recall number

R-2020-161

Official notice

2020-08-03

The hazard

The embossed lock symbol at the operating lever of the child safety lock at the rear doors may indicate wrong locking status

How to check if you're affected

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Models

G CLASS

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Affected products

Product 1

MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD G CLASS

Units affected

910

Hazard

The embossed lock symbol at the operating lever of the child safety lock at the rear doors may indicate wrong locking status

Where it was sold

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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

Official classification

DVSA recall R-2020-161

Recall details

Recall number

R-2020-161

Campaign number

SRPC2018

Units affected

910

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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