{
  "alert_number": "A12/1329/18",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1329-18",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/332317",
  "safety_gate_published": "2018-09-11",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2018,
    "week": 38,
    "date": "2018-09-21"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "Lexus",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Lexus",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/lexus"
    }
  ],
  "name": "LC500h",
  "model": "- Type approval number:  e6*2007/46*0195- Model Code:  LC500h (GWZ100)",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Passenger car",
  "production_dates": "The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2 August 2016 and 5 June 2018- VIN: from JTHHY5AY#0A000106 to JTHHY5AY#0A001394(# can be different characters, all affected)",
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "The vehicles' electronic control unit (ECU) has been improperly programmed and the throttle is not coordinated with the transmission and gear changes. As a consequence, when accelerating in highway driving mode, the hybrid system could shut down, causing a loss of power, which can increase the risk of accidents.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "5 Sep 2018"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users\nDate of entry into force: 05/09/2018",
  "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": [
      "The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2 August 2016 and 5 June 2018 - VIN: from JTHHY5AY#0A000106 to JTHHY5AY#0A001394 (# can be different characters, all affected)"
    ],
    "models": [
      "- Type approval number: e6*2007/46*0195 - Model Code: LC500h (GWZ100)"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}