Mercedes-Benz Recalls 2013-2015 E-Class, CLS-Class Models For Fire Risk - The Car Connection
According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a number of vehicles from the luxury automaker's E-Class and CLS-Class lines suffer from a design flaw that could create a fire hazard in the engine compartment. In documents posted to NHTSA's website, the problem stems from a rubber seal manufactured by Veritas AG in Germany. Unfortunately, Veritas made some design changes to the seal, which has created problems:. "Due to a cosmetic design change of the rubber seal used on the affected vehicles, the confirmation of the correct mounting and proper securing of the seal during assembly became more difficult. In the event the rubber seal is not properly secured to the secondary bulkhead, it is possible for the seal to temporarily adhere to the engine hood when the hood is opened. If the converter is hot, it's possible that the rubber seal could ignite, creating a fire in the engine compartment. 2013-2015 E350 Sedan, E350 4Matic Sedan, E350 4Matic Station Wagon, E400 Hybrid Sedan, CLS 550 CGI, and CLS550 4Matic 2013-2014 E550 4Matic Sedan 2013 E63 Sedan, E63 Station Wagon and CLS63 2014-2015 CLS63 4Matic, E63 4Matic Sedan, E63 4Matic... Source: www.thecarconnection.com
