{
  "alert_number": "A12/0973/15",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-0973-15",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/171315",
  "safety_gate_published": "2015-07-29",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2015,
    "week": 31,
    "date": "2015-08-07"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Control arm",
  "brand_as_notified": "Meyle",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Meyle",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/meyle"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Unknown",
  "model": "Type: 116 050 0061/HD, 116 050 0062/HD",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Control arms produced in 2013 for vehicles manufactured between 1996 and 2010. These replacement parts may be installed in the following vehicles: Audi A3, Audi TT, VW Golf and VW New Beetle.",
  "production_dates": "Production number: 3403",
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "null Due to a manufacturing defect in the body of the controller, cracks may develop in the weld seam.  If these remain undetected, they will cause the weld seam to break under the dynamic load of the vehicle being driven. If the control arm breaks completely the vehicle can no longer be steered.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Germany",
  "country_of_origin": "Taiwan",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "Production number: 3403"
    ],
    "models": [
      "Type: 116 050 0061/HD, 116 050 0062/HD"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}