{
  "alert_number": "1057/10",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/1057-10",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-17331",
  "safety_gate_published": "2010-07-08",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2010,
    "week": 27,
    "date": "2010-07-09"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car - Lexus GS and LS",
  "brand_as_notified": "Lexus",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Lexus",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/lexus"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "GS450h, LS460, LS600h e LS600hL. Year: 2006 to 2008.",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Light Passenger Vehicle. VINs are available in the <a href=\"http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2010-w27/2010-w27_42-vins.pdf\">attached document</a>.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "The product poses a risk of injuries because in the valve operating system of the engine, which contains multiple valves in each engine cylinder, there is a possibility that the strength of the valve spring may degrade, causing the spring to break. If one of the springs in the engine breaks, an abnormal noise and rough engine performance will be noticed. In the worst case, the engine could fail and stop suddenly while the vehicle is in motion.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Portugal",
  "country_of_origin": "Japan",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "GS450h, LS460, LS600h e LS600hL. Year: 2006 to 2008."
    ]
  },
  "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."
}