Mercedes recalls more than a million vehicles

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Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than one million cars over a safety defect with the cars' emergency call system.

The problem is with the cars' eCall feature, which alerts emergency services of an accident and relays a vehicle's location to them. But a fault means it is possible that the wrong location could be sent.

The problem affects 1,292,258 cars in the United States, that includes more than 200 different models and variants made between 2016 and 2021.
The company says it is preparing a fix for customers in other countries too. 

The safety recall information form the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that Mercedes "determined that a safety risk cannot be ruled out".

Because the problem is software-related, the fix can usually be done "over the air" - via a wireless download using the car's existing mobile data connection. But if it cannot, due to a bad connection or other problems, owners will be able to bring their cars into an authorised dealer to have the update applied.

The eCall system is mandatory in the EU for all cars sold since 2018 - and the US documents reveal that the reason for the investigation was a known case of the wrong location being sent "in the European market" in October 2019.
 

 

[bionic 50,111]

I wish Honda would recall my civic...I can't stand it  

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4 minutes ago, bionic said:

I wish Honda would recall my civic...I can't stand it  

so they lied in that song [3:24] ???

 

[bionic 50,111]

Just now, 777777777777777777 said:

so they lied in that song [3:24] ???

 

Its a reliable car, just not what I thought it would be. Much like these mercedes