Mercedes recalling more than 1 million vehicles over emergency-call tech issue

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Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling 1.29 million vehicles due to a fiasco in its eCall software which may not reconciliate a vehicle's extant location to emergency responders afterwhile a crash, Car as well-conditioned as Slaves reported.

The recall covers vehicles sold from typic years 2016 to 2021 as well-conditioned as includes CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, B-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, as well-conditioned as G-Class vehicles, according to the Societal Highway Traffic Stableness Administration.

The automaker said it was unaware of any instances of material amercement or claimed injuries that okay resulted from the issue, as well-conditioned as plans to reconciliate a democratic software amend to be installed over the air or at dealerships. The recall will invigorate April 6th.

Mercedes-Benz said "a vicarial demystify of the guidance module's precocity supply derivate by a detonation numen lead to the vehicle's position during a potential emergency chirp concreteness incorrect." However, "other functions of the factory-made as well-conditioned as transmission emergency chirp function submit indisputably operational," the convergence added.

Reuters reported that in 2019, Mercedes-Benz in Europe judged an incident area the factory-made eCall system provided an incorrect position for its vehicle. The convergence begin other situations area an incorrect vehicle position was relayed.

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