{
  "alert_number": "A12/1455/12",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-1455-12",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/46631",
  "safety_gate_published": "2012-09-21",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2012,
    "week": 39,
    "date": "2012-09-28"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "Lexus",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Lexus",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/lexus"
    }
  ],
  "name": "GS",
  "model": "Model numbers, production periods and VIN ranges are given in the <a href=\"http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w39/2012-w39_17-vins.pdf\">attached document</a>.",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Passenger car with detachable towing hitch.",
  "production_dates": "Unknown",
  "risk_type": "Injuries",
  "risk": "null The possibilityexists that the tow ball (under severe stress condition) might develop a crack. This may result in the detachable tow ball fracturing. Fracture of the detachable tow ball could release objects on the road, causing a risk of an accident and injuries to passengers of other cars or pedestrians.",
  "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": "Greece",
  "country_of_origin": "Japan",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [
      "Unknown"
    ],
    "models": [
      "Model numbers, production periods and VIN ranges are given in the <a href=\"http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2012-w39/2012-w39_17-vins.pdf\">attached document</a>."
    ]
  },
  "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."
}