{
  "alert_number": "A12/00149/21",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-00149-21",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10003056",
  "safety_gate_published": "2021-02-04",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2021,
    "week": 6,
    "date": "2021-02-12"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "Mercedes-Benz",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Mercedes-Benz",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/mercedesbenz"
    }
  ],
  "name": "C-Class, EQC, GLC",
  "model": "Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*55-58, e1*2001/116*0457*46-49, e1*2001/116*0480*35-36, Types: 204, 204 K, 204 X",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [
    "5491022"
  ],
  "description": "Model series: C class  (BR 205), GLC (BR 253) and EQC (BR 293).",
  "production_dates": "The affected vehicles were manufactured between 11 December 2019 and 18 May 2020.",
  "risk_type": "Fire, Injuries",
  "risk": "The wiring harness for the steering control device may have been damaged during the production process and can allow moisture to ingress into the control unit.This may lead to the loss of electric steering support, increasing the risk of accident. Moreover, a short circuit of the damaged wiring harness can occur, leading to increased risk of fire.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": "5491022",
  "recall_page": "https://www.mercedes-benz.de",
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "Germany",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "5491022"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "The affected vehicles were manufactured between 11 December 2019 and 18 May 2020."
    ],
    "models": [
      "Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*55-58, e1*2001/116*0457*46-49, e1*2001/116*0480*35-36",
      "Types: 204, 204 K, 204 X"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}