Berlin, June 4, 2022 – Possible problems ai brakes: for this the car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly one million vehicles worldwide. This was announced by the German Federal Transport Authority (KBA). These are vehicles produced between 2004 and 2015 of Suv ML e GL (BR 164) and the luxury minivan Classe R (BR 251).
What risks?
“The corrosion of the brake booster can, in the worst case, cause the break of the connection between the brake pedal and the braking system – writes in a KBA press release -. In this case the service brake can stop working. ”According to the German authority, 993,407 vehicles will be recalled, of which 70,000 are in Germany.
The carmaker confirmed the withdrawal to the AFP agency, explaining how the decision is based on the analysis of isolated reports for some vehicles. “What could happen?” In rare cases of very severe corrosion, it could be possible that a braking particularly forte or sudden causes mechanical damage to the brake booster, as a result of which the connection between the brake pedal and the brake system would fail, “Mercedes points out.” In such a rare case, it would not be possible to decelerate the vehicle via the service brake. Therefore, the risk of accident or injury“.
“Don’t drive those vehicles”
Mercedes will contact owners of “potentially affected” vehicles. What will happen at that point? The recalled vehicles will be inspected and repaired with possible replacement of the defective parts. The company asks customers not to “drive the vehicles” until they are evaluated.