Health CanadaGeneral Alert
MERCEDES-BENZ issued a recall on the FORTWO model
Published: March 15, 2017Recall ID: 2017143Category: generalCountry: Canada
Product Description & Identification
Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 108 - Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices. Vehicles may have been assembled with headlamps that allow for horizontal adjustment, which is contrary to the requirements of the standard. This could reduce vehicle visibility, or could adversely affect the vision of oncoming drivers during low light and night time conditions, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install sealing caps on the headlamps to seal the adjustment screws.
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Panels › 1 › Text | <b>Category:</b> Car<BR/><b>Alert type:</b> Recall<BR/><b>Department:</b> Transport Canada<BR/><b>Notification type:</b> Compliance Mfr<BR/><b>System:</b> Lights And Instruments<BR/><b>Units affected:</b> 5<BR/> |
| Panels › 1 › Title | Summary |
| Panels › 1 › Panel Name | basic_details |
| Panels › 2 › Text | Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 108 - Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices. Vehicles may have been assembled with headlamps that allow for horizontal adjustment, which is contrary to the requirements of the standard. This could reduce vehicle visibility, or could adversely affect the vision of oncoming drivers during low light and night time conditions, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will install sealing caps on the headlamps to seal the adjustment screws. |
| Panels › 2 › Title | The issue |
| Panels › 2 › Panel Name | details |
| Panels › 3 › Text | <b>Make:</b> SMART<BR/><b>Model:</b> FORTWO<BR/><b>Model year(s) affected:</b> 2015<BR/><BR/> |
| Panels › 3 › Title | Make/model |
| Panels › 3 › Panel Name | product_1 |
| Panels › 4 › Text | <b>Identification number:</b> 2017143<BR/><b>TC ID number:</b> 2017143<BR/> |
| Panels › 4 › Title | Identification number |
| Panels › 4 › Panel Name | id_numbers |
| Recall Id | 2017143 |
| Start date | 1489536000 |
| Date published | -62169984000 |