InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: Mercedes-Benz – Passenger car
Name: A-Class, B-Class, CLA, GLA with 4-cylinder Diesel engine
Category: 10
Date: 2025-03-07
Product Category: Motor vehicles
Risk Type: Fire
Danger: A gasket is lacking between the exhaust manifold and the exhaust gas turbocharger. This can lead to hot, unpurified exhaust gas seeping out between the turbocharger and the manifold. This can damage the cylinder head cover and cause an oil leak. If the oil come into contact with hot engine parts, the vehicle can catch fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown
Description: Passenger car.
Notifying Country: Germany
Country of Origin: Germany
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
