Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly 1 million older vehicles worldwide due to potential brake system concerns.
The company announced over the weekend that it will contact owners of the vehicles because their brakes may be damaged by “advanced corrosion.”
A total of 993,407 automobiles are affected by the recall, with 70,000 in Germany.
Last year, Mercedes recalled a comparable number of vehicles due to a safety issue with its emergency communication system. The vehicles included in the new recall were manufactured between 2004 and 2015 and were from the ML and GL SUV series as well as the R-Class luxury minivan.
We discovered that extensive corrosion in the joint region of the housing may be affecting the function of the brake booster in certain of those vehicles, Mercedes stated in a statement on Saturday.
It is possible that a particularly forceful or hard braking maneuver could harm the brake booster mechanically, according to the report.
It would be impossible to decelerate the car using the service brake in such a rare circumstance. As a result, the chance of a collision or injury would be enhanced, according to the report.
Mercedes stated that the recall will begin immediately and that the procedure will entail evaluating the possibly problematic vehicles and, if necessary, replacing their parts too.
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Due to a weakness in its “eCall” technology, which alerts emergency services to an accident and sends the vehicle’s location, the company recalled more than 1 million vehicles in February.
A message could be routed to the wrong destination as a result of the fault.
Because the problem was software-related, the patch was mostly done “over the air” – via a wireless download using the car’s existing mobile data connection.
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