C-Class
Injuries Motor vehicles Serious risk
| Alert Number | A12/00131/21 |
| Brand | Mercedes-Benz |
| Category | Motor vehicles |
| Risk Type | Injuries |
| Notifying Country | Germany |
| Country of Origin | Germany |
| Model Number | Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*53 to 61, e1*2001/116*0457*44, Types: 204, 204 K |
| Published | 5 February 2021 |
Risk Description
Due to delivery of the wrong complete winter tyre kit, clients/garages may have installed a wheel-tyre-combination which is not authorised for the vehicles. When driving, high loads together with high speeds could overstrain the tyres and result in inadmissible heating which could cause damage to the tyres.
Measures Taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: Unknown
Product Description
C-Class model range (205) Plug-in-Hybrid. Vehicles, ordered with the option of two sets of tyres and delivered from the factory with summer tyres.