Mercedes-Benz recalls

Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly 1 million vehicles due a potential corrosion-linked issue with their brake boosters.

Thus, the risk of a crash or injury would be increased.” The company said in its statement, “We have found that in some of those vehicles, the function of the brake booster could be affected by advanced corrosion in the joint area of the housing,” The German transport authority, known as KBA, in its statement about the latest recall said, “Corrosion on the brake booster can in the worst case, lead to the connection between the brake pedal and the braking system being interrupted.

German carmaker asks owners of certain older vehicles not to drive them until they have been inspected.

“In such a very rare case, it would not be possible to decelerate the vehicle via the service brake. Mercedes confirmed the recall in a statement to the AFP news agency. Mercedes stated that 993,407 vehicles would be recalled worldwide, including 70,000 in Germany. It was unknown if any of the vehicles of concern were in the UK and if so how many.

Owners of certain R-Class, ML and GL models are advised not to drive until their car is inspected.

Thus the risk of a crash or injury would be increased." The 993,407 cars affected were built between 2004 and 2015. In such a very rare case, it would not be possible to decelerate the vehicle via the service brake.

KBA said the recall affected cars built between 2004 and 2015 of the SUV series ML and GL, and the R-Class luxury minivan.

Thus, the risk of a crash or injury would be increased." Mercedes-Benz confirmed the recall in a statement to AFP, stating the move was based on "analysis of isolated reports for certain vehicles". Mercedes-Benz has announced it is immediately recalling nearly one million older vehicles worldwide due to a potential problem with the braking system.

The German federal transport authority, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) said that worldwide 993407 vehicles were being recalled, including around 70000 in ...

Until the inspection takes place, the company advised their customers not to drive their vehicles. Thus, the risk of a crash or injury would be increased. The German federal transport authority, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) said that worldwide 993,407 vehicles were being recalled, including around 70,000 in Germany. Mercedes-Benz confirmed the recall later in a statement sent to AFP, saying the move was based on an "analysis of isolated reports for certain vehicles".

Brakes on some models may have what is called "advanced corrosion", the German carmaker said.

Because the problem was software-related, the fix was mostly done "over the air" - via a wireless download using the car's existing mobile data connection. The system alerts emergency services of accidents. Last February, the company recalled more than one million cars because of a defect in its "e-Call" feature.

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This will involve inspecting potentially affected vehicles and, depending on the results of the inspection, replacing the parts where necessary. Until the inspection takes place, we ask our customers not to drive their vehicles.” Owners of affected vehicles have been told not to drive their cars in the meantime.