Serious riskSerious risk
EU Safety Gate · Report-2019-007
Mercedes-Benz · C-class, E-class and CLS
In vehicles with rear-wheel drive, a lock nut in the steering gear may be cracked. Consequently, when the steering is placed under high forces it could break, which would block the steering gear and increase the risk of accident.
- Published
- 15 February 2019
- 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
- A12/0296/19
- Model
- EC- type approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431, *0457, *0501, *0464, *0463, e1*2007/46*1666*08, e1*2007/46*1560 Types: 204, 204 K, 212, R1ES, 204 AMG, 204 K AMG, R1EC CLS: BR 205, 213, 238, 257
Classification
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
Product description
Passenger car under Mercedes-Benz's recall code 4693004.