Vehiclesfire

Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle (Mercedes-Benz) · Sprinter

The wiring harness of the generator may have been erroneously swapped with the wiring harness of the electric steering during assembly. Consequently the steering wiring harness would be secured with the generator fuse…

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Date
2022-04-15
Country
Germany
Brand
Mercedes-Benz
Product
Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle
Classification
fire
Category
Vehicles
Source
EU Safety Gate

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What to do

  1. Check whether your vehicle is affected by entering its VIN (vehicle identification number) on the manufacturer's or the agency's recall lookup.
  2. Contact a dealer to book the repair. Recall repairs are normally free of charge.
  3. If the notice says not to drive or to park outside, follow that until the repair is done.

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