{
  "alert_number": "0615/08",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/0615-08",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13666",
  "safety_gate_published": "2008-06-12",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2008,
    "week": 23,
    "date": "2008-06-13"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "MERCEDES-BENZ",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Mercedes-Benz",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/mercedesbenz"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "Vehicle types CL Class – 216 and S Model – 221.",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "VIN range:216: A 014.397 – 016.596221: A 188.781 – 208.320",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "The product poses a risk of injuries because a damaged dual transistor may have been used in the manufacture of the central control unit for the electronic capture, processing and transmission of signals (Signal Acquisition and Actuation Module – Front (SAM-F)). Further thermal stress, together with humidity, could lead to failure of one or both parts of the transistor, resulting in loss of operation of the centre console lighting or the headlamps, direction indicators, windscreen wipers and steering wheel adjustment.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Voluntary corrective action taken by the manufacturer",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective action taken by the 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": [
      "Vehicle types CL Class – 216 and S Model – 221."
    ]
  },
  "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."
}