Mercedes Benz Announces The Recall Of More Than 13 0000 Vehicles
Mercedes Benz Announces The Recall Of More Than 13 0000 Vehicles. Mercedes Benz has announced the global recall of some of its vehicles due to the advanced corrosion on the housing joining points.
Mercedes-Benz AG has found that in certain vehicles of the model series ML, GL (model series 164), and R-Class (model series 251), the brake booster function may be impaired by advanced corrosion on the housing joining points. After a prolonged vehicle operating time and in combination with extensive exposure to water, this corrosion could lead to leakage of the brake booster and therefore reduce the effectiveness of the brake force boosting.
As a result, the brake pedal control forces required to decelerate the vehicle would increase and the braking distance may be extended as a result. Furthermore, in the case of particularly pronounced corrosion, it cannot be completely ruled out that mechanical damage to the brake booster may occur in the event of strong or heavier braking maneuvers and that the connection between the brake pedal and brake system would be interrupted.In this very rare case, it would no longer be possible to brake the vehicle via the service brake.
This would increase the risk of an accident and/or injury. Local legal regulations may not be complied with in this case. The function of the foot-operated parking brake is not impaired. The customer should make a booking with any approved Mercedes-Benz dealer and have the campaign carried out.
