DaimlerChrysler AG passenger car – mercedes-benz sprinter — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireFeb 9, 2007

Hazard

The product poses a serious risk of fire due to a manufacturing fault on the wiring harness from the starter to the alternator, the cable of the positive line may detach from the cable lug. If this cable detaches from the cable lug, the power supply to the vehicle will fail. In the worst case, a short circuit with flying sparks in the engine compartment may result upon contact with a component of the engine or the body.

Measures taken

Voluntary corrective actions taken by the manufacturer — Other

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

Key facts

Brand	DaimlerChrysler AG
Product	Passenger car – Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Model / type	The recall concerns vehicles Sprinter light trucks, equipped with diesel engines, built between August 2006 and September 2006, whose starter wiring harnesses were produced on 31 July 2006. Only vehicles with diesel engine and built between August 2006 and September 2006, whose starter wiring harnesses were produced on 31 July 2006, are concerned.
Category	Motor vehicles
Country of origin	Germany
Reported by	Greece
Risk level	Serious risk
Published	Feb 9, 2007
Case number	0120/07