{
  "alert_number": "0157/06",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/0157-06",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-1990",
  "safety_gate_published": "2006-03-23",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2006,
    "week": 11,
    "date": "2006-03-24"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": null,
  "brand_as_notified": null,
  "brands": [],
  "name": null,
  "model": null,
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Motor vehicle Volkswagen VW \"Taro, Typ 7A\". Vehicles from the years 1989 to 1997 are affected.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "Since the steering track rod has insufficient strength, it may be overloaded if high steering forces are applied repeatedly while the vehicle is stationary. Overloading of the material leads to fatigue cracking, which can cause the track rod to fracture and the vehicle to become unsteerable.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Corrective actions are taken by manufacturer",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Corrective actions are taken by manufacturer.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "Germany",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": []
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}