{
  "alert_number": "SR/01383/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-01383-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10098822",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-05-05",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 18,
    "date": "2026-05-08"
  },
  "category": "Motor vehicles",
  "product": "Passenger car",
  "brand_as_notified": "Opel/Vauxhall",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Opel",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/opel"
    },
    {
      "name": "Vauxhall",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/vauxhall"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Frontera",
  "model": "e2*2018/858*00035*11",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Passenger car.  VIN: VXKCSHPYXST306929 - VXKCSHPX7TT084567.",
  "production_dates": "19/03/2026 - 21/03/2026",
  "risk_type": "Fire",
  "risk": "Due to a defect in the engine control unit (inverter) in the vehicles equipped with electrified dual-clutch transmission (e-DCT), metal soldering residues could  pass into the unit. This can cause internal electric short circuits which can lead to continuous power supply and overheating due to a blocked relay, causing a fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Recall of the product from end users",
      "operator": "Manufacturer",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": "27 Apr 2026"
    }
  ],
  "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: 27/04/2026",
  "company_recall_code": "KWP",
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "France",
  "country_of_origin": "France",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "KWP"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "19/03/2026 - 21/03/2026"
    ],
    "models": [
      "e2*2018/858*00035*11"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}