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Daimler recalls more than 3,000 vehicles in China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-12-23 18:46

BEIJING -- German automaker Daimler AG is recalling about 3,108 Viano and Vito vehicles in China.

The CEOs of Daimler AG, Dieter Zetsche, right, and Evonik, Werner Mueller, pose for photographers in front of an electric drive Smart car during a news conference at a Mercedes Car Shop in Duesseldorf, western Germany, Monday Dec. 15, 2008. German automaker Daimler AG is recalling about 3,108 Viano and Vito vehicles in China. [Agencies]

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The recall, issued Monday, is for problems with the air bag, brake system and spare wheels, said the country's quality watchdog here on Tuesday.

In a filing to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ), the automaker said 255 Viano and Vito vehicles, produced from June 24, 2008 to October 15, 2008, had air bags made of substandard nylon and this may cause malfunction.

There were 47 vehicles, produced from May 28, 2008 to June 27, 2008, with parking brake cable defects.

On another 2,806 vehicles, produced from November 2003 to April 2008, the spare wheel could fall off.

The automaker said it would replace defected components for free.

So far, neither the GAQSIQ nor Daimler AG reported any accidents caused by the defects.