Urgent recall issued for 20,000 luxury cars

• Several Mercedes-Benz vehicles affected
• Defect could affect steering control
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Luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has issued an urgent recall for more than 20,000 cars across Australia due to a steering issue.

The automaker said the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, CLA, EQA, EQB, and GLB vehicles manufactured between 2018 to 2024 have been affected by the defect.

A total of 20,201 vehicles have been affected by the issue.

Mercedes-Benz has issued an urgent recall for more than 20,000 vehicles (pictured) due to a steering issue

‘The electrical power steering control unit back-up software may not operate as intended,’ the company said in a recall notice.

‘In the event of a failure of the power steering control unit, this could result in a loss of power steering control.’

The issue could increase the risk of an accident which could injure drivers and passengers in the vehicle.

The luxury car brand put out a recall notice saying the defect found in the vehicles (pictured) could injure motorists

Customers who may have purchased these vehicles have been urged to contact their nearest Mercedes-Benz dealership, to have the issue fixed free of charge.

Last month, the company recalled almost 2,000 vehicles due to a manufacturing defect.

Several vehicle models including the AMG and C-Class were affected by an issue in the fuel box which could cause a fire.

Mercedes-Benz has been criticised by the competition watchdog for not recalling cars fitted with potentially deadly airbags (pictured a Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicle)

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