Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2017-004
Mercedes-Benz · C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, SL
The power-assisted steering control units may have been fitted with defectively welded contacts. As a result, a permanent electrical connection between the contacts cannot be guaranteed, which could lead to loss of support to the power-assisted steering and thus an increased risk of accidents.
- Published
- 27 January 2017
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/0082/17
- Model
- EC type-approval: e1*2001/116*0431*29 ff, e1*2001/116*0502*14 ff, e1*2001/116*0501*14 ff, e1*2007/46*0200*13 ff, e1*2001/116*0335*19 ff, e1*2007/46*0803*02 ff, e1*98/14*0169*19 ff, e1*2001/116*02.....
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Passenger car.