The company has started a recall due to the increased fire risk of some Mercedes models with a diesel engine. Short circuits can occur.
- Mercedes is recalling several hundred thousand vehicles.
- There should be a risk of fire due to a possible short-circuit risk.
- Several models are affected.
Munich - Several hundred thousand diesel models from Daimler are apparently at increased risk of fire. The company is currently recalling 105,000 models in Germany alone. This reports the Federal Motor Transport Authority .
Mercedes recall: Almost 300,000 vehicles affected worldwide
There is an increased risk of fire in around 298,000 vehicles worldwide. Mercedes did not want to confirm the possible fire hazard suspected by the Federal Motor Transport Authority.
Specifically, these are vehicles of the E-Class sedan, station wagon , as well as Cabriolet and Coupé of the series 213 and 238 as well as the CLS Coupé of series 257 with diesel engines from production from 2016 (or CLS from 2018). These could have been delivered without the intended seat cover .
Mercedes: Dirty water can lead to a short circuit
This becomes problematic if a conductive object is introduced there, because then the two battery poles could be connected and a short circuit could occur. Water - a spokesman for Mercedes called the “Mercedes-Benz Passion Blog” as an example “ saline or polluted water from the windscreen ” - could cause this reaction.
"Depending on the affected area in the conductor rail and the characteristics of the connections, the resulting current flows could lead to a thermal load on the plastic material of the conductor rail," he said.
Fire hazard at Mercedes: This can remedy the situation
The busbar in the engine compartment transmits electrical currents from various components such as the starter and the generator. Mercedes has assigned the internal code "1590007" for the recall.
This can be remedied by retrofitting a seat cover , which takes half a working hour in a partner workshop, the spokesman said. Here, the conductor rail is modified and a separate electrical line is laid.
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