MERCEDES RECALLS ONE MILLION CARS FOR FAULTY BRAKES

Mon 06 June 2022:

According to the German federal transport regulator, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), Mercedes-Benz, a luxury German car company, is recalling almost one million older vehicles worldwide due to a potential braking system problem.

The recall covered cars made between 2004 and 2015, the SUV series ML and GL, and the R-Class luxury minivan, according to the KBA in a statement dated June 1 and reported late Saturday in German media.

“Corrosion on the brake booster can in the worst case lead to the connection between the brake pedal and the braking system being interrupted,” the KBA added.

As a consequence, the service brake can stop functioning.

The KBA said that worldwide 993,407 vehicles were being recalled, including around 70,000 in Germany.

Mercedes-Benz confirmed the recall later, saying the move was based on an “analysis of isolated reports for certain vehicles”.

In rare cases of very severe corrosion, it might be possible for a particularly strong or hard braking manoeuvre to cause mechanical damage to the brake booster, whereby the connection between the brake pedal and brake system would fail.

In such a very rare case, it would not be possible to decelerate the vehicle via the service brake. Thus, the risk of a crash or injury would be increased.

The company said it would “start with the recall immediately” and contact the owners of the “potentially affected vehicles”.

The recall process will entail evaluating potentially affected vehicles and, if necessary, replacing parts based on the results of the inspection. Customers are encouraged not to drive their automobiles until the inspection is completed.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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