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Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Hats off to Merc on this recall

So Merc have a recall on A-Class, B-Class, CLA, GLA & GLB as the oil-supply pipe on the turbocharger may leak.

Someone obviously asks the question "what about other models" and they go to look up the manufacturing records but don't find the paperwork. So they issue a further recall on multiple models - not because of a known issue on these models but just the lack of paperwork.

Might of happened before but it's the 1st I've seen in recent years.

Alert number: A12/01336/20
Category: Motor vehicles
Product: Passenger car
Brand: Mercedes-Benz
Name: C-Class, CLS, E-Class, GLC, S-Class
Type / number of model: Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*42, 54-56; e1*2001/116*0501*42-43; e1*2007/46*1666*14-15; e1*2001/116*0480*33-38; e1*2007/46*1818*07, Types: 204, 212, R1EC, 204 X, R1ECLS

Company recall code: 0993103
Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 5 March 2018 and 18 March 2020.
Counterfeit: NO
Risk type: Fire, Injuries

Due to the lack of documentation, there is no confirmation that the screw connections of the turbocharger’s oil-supply and oil-return pipes were correctly executed during the assembly process.

In the event of a loose screw connection, oil might leak at the oil-supply and/or oil-return pipe of the turbocharger.

The leaking oil might then come into contact with hot components, increasing the risk of fire. /

Measures taken by economic operators: Recall of the product from end users (By: Manufacturer)
Description: Passenger cars with with a 4-cylinder petrol engine; Model series: BR 205, 213, 238, 222, 253, 257
Country of origin: Germany
Alert submitted by: Germany
Type of alert: Serious
Products were found and measures were taken also in: Greece

https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/consumers_s...amp;lng=en

9th Oct 2020 8:58am

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6037

They've called another recall for G wagens also, the light switch on 300Cdi/280Cdi professional and greenliner (ADF) wagons, about 3000 all in.

"dust" (sand) can get into the light switch and cause it to give problems. Think this is aimed at the Australian market mainly.

Better I suppose than LR that just shrug their shoulders when the defender light switch melts if electricity gets into it.

9th Oct 2020 9:32am

Intercept

Member Since: 27 Feb 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 587

2002 Defender 110 Td5 Black LE Java Black

Big respect for that. Slightly confused though - W204 production ended in 2014 yet the 204 is listed in the recall for vehicles manufactured between 5 March 2018 and 18 March 2020

9th Oct 2020 9:34am

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