Mercedes will recall nearly one million vehicles worldwide. In question, according to the German Transport Authority, there is a problem with the brake system which could cause accidents. The German manufacturer is far from the only one affected by this kind of recalls. They have multiplied in several brands in recent months.
Mercedes will recall more than 993,000 vehicles worldwide. Copies of the ML and GL sports SUV series produced between 2004 and 2015 and luxury R-Class minivans. The reason is the corrosion of the braking assistance system, the brake booster.
Possible accidents
This wear could, in the worst case, cause accidents according to the German Federal Transport Authority, which has noted the defect. The group confirmed the information to Agence France-Presse, stating that braking ” particularly strong could cause mechanical damage in rare cases of severe system corrosion. In a German car market in poor shape, Mercedes would have done without this bad news.
Massive recalls
But he is not the only one, far from it, to massively recall cars. At a time when vehicles are integrating increasingly sophisticated electronic systems, software problems dominate. So the American Tesla has multiplied recalls of electric cars in recent months: 100,000 in China in May. Peugeot did the same for 208 and 2008. As for the American Ford, it recalled at the same time 350,000 vehicles in the United States, including SUVs whose engines risk catching fire.
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