Mercedes Warns 800,000 Owners About A Fire Risk It Cannot Fix Now Due To Lack Of Parts

Mercedes-Benz warns 800,000 drivers of potential fire risk it cannot fix now due to lack of replacement parts.

Daimler’s Mercedes added that a recall would be launched as soon as the components became available.

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz has informed owners to reduce the use of their luxury vehicles to a minimum following due to technical defect that could spark a fire.

In a letter Daimler sent to some 800,000 Mercedes-Benz owners affected by the defect, the automaker said that the issue was traced to possible leakage in the coolant pump that could heat up components.

Daimler added that a recall was not possible because parts needed to fix the problem are not available, but noted that it would be launched as soon as the components became available.

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“In the meantime the affected vehicle should be driven in a particularly prudent manner and usage reduced to the bare minimum,” the letter said.

According to Daimler, the affected models include certain GLE/GLS (167 platform), C-Class (205 platform), E-Class (213 platform), S-Class (222 platform), S-Class (223 platform), E-Class Coupe/Convertible (238 platform), GLC (253 platform), CLS (257 platform) and G-Class (463 platform).

The news was first reported by Germany’s Bild newspaper, which published a copy of a letter Daimler sent to some 800,000 Mercedes-Benz owners affected by the defect.

But Daimler could not confirm Bild’s report that 800,000 vehicles were affected.

“The owner of a vehicle affected by a recall should always contact the nearest Mercedes-Benz service partner immediately,” the company said in a statement.

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